Renmore Barracks
| Renmore Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa | |
| Renmore, Galway | |
|
Renmore Barracks | |
  Renmore Barracks Location within Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°16′22″N 9°01′55″W / 53.27284°N 9.03191°WCoordinates: 53°16′22″N 9°01′55″W / 53.27284°N 9.03191°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |
 Irish Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1889-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 1st Infantry Battalion, Irish Army |
Renmore Barracks (officially Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa) is a military installation in Renmore, Ireland
History
The barracks were originally established as the depot of the Connaught Rangers in 1889.[1] The Connaught Rangers was disbanded at the time of Irish Independence in 1922.[2] The barracks were taken over by the Irish Army at that time and then renamed Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa after Liam Mellows, an Irish Republican, in 1952.[3] The barracks are now home to the 1st Infantry Battalion, Irish Army.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa(Renmore Barracks) Galway". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Murphy, David (2007). Irish Regiments in the World Wars, quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The South Irish Horse". Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84603-015-4.
- 1 2 "Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Museum". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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