Stephens Barracks

Stephens Barracks
Kilkenny, Ireland

A Reserve Defence Force recruits passing out parade at Stephens Barracks
Stephens Barracks
Location within Ireland
Coordinates 52°39′34″N 7°14′51″W / 52.65945°N 7.24763°W / 52.65945; -7.24763Coordinates: 52°39′34″N 7°14′51″W / 52.65945°N 7.24763°W / 52.65945; -7.24763
Type Barracks
Site information
Operator Republic of Ireland Irish Army
Site history
Built 1800-1803
Built for War Office
In use 1803-Present
Garrison information
Garrison 3rd Infantry Battalion, Irish Army

Stephens Barracks is a military installation at Kilkenny in Ireland.

History

The barracks were built by James Switser on land provided by the Earl of Ormond as part of the response to the Irish Rebellion and completed between 1800 and 1803.[1]A garrison church was added in 1852.[2]

Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty the barracks were handed over to the forces of the Irish Free State in 1922 and renamed after James Stephens, the Irish Republican leader, in 1969.[1] They are now the home to the 3rd Infantry Battalion, Irish Army.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Minister Kileen visits Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny". Department of Defence. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "James Stephens Military Barracks". Ask about Ireland. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Contact us". Department of Defence. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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