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Sarsfield Barracks

Coordinates: 52°39′19″N 8°37′55″W / 52.65517°N 8.63183°W / 52.65517; -8.63183
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Sarsfield Barracks
Dún an tSáirséalaigh
Limerick
Sarsfield Barracks circa 1880
Sarsfield Barracks is located in Ireland
Sarsfield Barracks
Sarsfield Barracks
Location within Ireland
Coordinates52°39′19″N 8°37′55″W / 52.65517°N 8.63183°W / 52.65517; -8.63183
TypeBarracks
Site information
OperatorRepublic of Ireland Irish Army
Site history
Built1795
Built forWar Office
In use1795-Present
Garrison information
Garrison12th Infantry battalion, Irish Army

Sarsfield Barracks (Irish: Dún an tSáirséalaigh) is an Irish Army Barracks in Limerick city. It houses both Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces of the Irish Defence Forces.

History

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The barracks, originally called New Barracks, were built on land leased from a Mr J.T. Monsell and were completed in 1795.[1] The barracks were handed over to the Irish Army following Irish Independence and renamed Sarsfield Barracks after Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite, in 1926.[2] The barracks remain in use and are currently the headquarters of 12th Infantry battalion.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sarsfield Barracks". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Sarsfield Barracks history recorded for posterity". 12 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". Irish Defence Forces. Retrieved 19 November 2014.