Richmond Barracks
| Richmond Barracks | |
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| Bulfin Road,Inchicore,Dublin | |
 Richmond Barracks | |
  Richmond Barracks Location within Dublin | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′19″N6°18′58″W/ 53.338537°N 6.316177°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |  British Army(1814–1922) National Army(1922) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1810 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1814–1922 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot Royal Irish Regiment |
Dún Richmond | |
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Former name | Keogh Barracks |
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| Established | 1 May 2016 |
| Type | Military Museum,Local museum |
| Chairperson | Éadaoin Ní Chléirigh (Executive Chair)[1] |
| Architect | Blackwood Associates with Margaret Quinlan Architects |
| Public transit access | Drimnagh (LuasRed Line) St Michaels Church bus stop (Dublin Busroutes 13, 40, 68) |
| Nearest parking | on site |
| Website | richmondbarracks |
Richmond Barrackswas a British Army barracks inInchicore,Dublin,Ireland.It is now a cultural centre.
History[edit]
The barracks, which were named afterCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond,were completed in 1810 and first occupied by theBritish Armyin 1814.[2]
Many Irishmen were stationed there before going overseas to fight in theFirst World War.[2]During the First World War the barracks also served as the 2nd cavalry depot[3]providing accommodation for the4th Queen's Own Hussars,the8th King's Royal Irish Hussars,the11th Hussarsand the13th Hussars.[4]
Deputy Michael Conaghan of the Inchicore Kilmainham Heritage Group has said, "The remaining buildings of Richmond Barracks here have very specific connections to theEaster Risingand its immediate aftermath. After the surrender, it was designated by the British as the holding centre for over 3,000 suspected rebels, until they were released or sent to prison camps in England, Wales and Northern Ireland... The signatories of the Proclamation (with the exception of James Connolly) and other leaders were also interned, court-martialed and sentenced to death in the barracks before they were sent toKilmainham Gaolfor execution. "[2]ThePrime MinisterH. H. Asquithvisited on 12 May 1916, after which no further executions of prisoners took place.[5]
After theIrish Free Statewas founded in 1922, the Barracks was occupied by theIrish Army,and briefly namedKeogh Barracks,after Commander Tom Keogh who fought in the war of independence. The Irish government closed Keogh Barracks down in 1922.[2]
The building came into possession of theDublin Corporationand was used to house Dublin families who were on the housing list; they builtKeogh Square,which was demolished in 1970, and this was replaced by St. Michaels Estate there.[2]At the same time as the transfer of the barracks to the corporation,Christian Brotherspurchased three of the buildings and turned two of them into class rooms and called it "St Michaels Christian Brothers School", a national school opening in 1929. PresidentMary Robinsonvisited the school in October 1996.[6]It closed down in 2006.[7]
Visitor Attraction and Cultural Centre[edit]
In May 2016, as part of the centenary celebrations of theEaster Rising,Richmond Barracks reopened as a visitor attraction, incorporating nearbyGoldenbridge Cemetery.[8]
References[edit]
- ^"Richmond Barracks Officially Opens - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht".
- ^abcde"Tanaiste hears history of Richmond Barracks".Dublin People. 24 June 2013.Retrieved20 November2014.
- ^Drinkall, Margaret (2014).Rotherham in the Great War.Pen & Sword.ISBN978-1783831494.
- ^"The locations of the Cavalry depots".The Long, Long Trail.Retrieved6 December2014.
- ^"Asquith: A Prime Minister at War".History Today.Retrieved20 November2014.
- ^"History of Our School".Retrieved20 November2014.
- ^"Christian Brothers to close Inchicore school".Irish Times. 25 April 2006.Retrieved21 July2016.
- ^"100 years on, Richmond Barracks becomes permanent reminder of Rising".Irish Times.2 May 2016.Retrieved12 June2022.