Richmond Barracks

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coordinates
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Ireland National Army (1922)
built1810
used1814–1922
built_forWar Office
garrisonArgyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot
Royal Irish Regiment
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Richmond Barracks was a British Army barracks in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland. It is now a cultural centre.

History

The barracks, which were named after Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, were completed in 1810 and first occupied by the British Army in 1814.

Many Irishmen were stationed there before going overseas to fight in the First World War. providing accommodation for the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, the 11th Hussars and the 13th Hussars.

Deputy Michael Conaghan of the Inchicore Kilmainham Heritage Group has said, "The remaining buildings of Richmond Barracks here have very specific connections to the Easter Rising and 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 to Kilmainham Gaol for execution."

After the Irish Free State was founded in 1922, the Barracks was occupied by the Irish Army, and briefly named Keogh Barracks, after Commander Tom Keogh who fought in the war of independence. The Irish government closed Keogh Barracks down in 1922.

The building came into possession of the Dublin Corporation and was used to house Dublin families who were on the housing list; they built Keogh Square, which was demolished in 1970, and this was replaced by St. Michaels Estate there. It closed down in 2006.

Visitor Attraction and Cultural Centre

In May 2016, as part of the centenary celebrations of the Easter Rising, Richmond Barracks reopened as a visitor attraction, incorporating nearby Goldenbridge Cemetery.

References

References

  1. "Richmond Barracks Officially Opens - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht".
  2. (24 June 2013). "Tanaiste hears history of Richmond Barracks". Dublin People.
  3. Drinkall, Margaret. (2014). "Rotherham in the Great War". Pen & Sword.
  4. "The locations of the Cavalry depots". The Long, Long Trail.
  5. (25 April 2006). "Christian Brothers to close Inchicore school". Irish Times.
  6. (2 May 2016). "100 years on, Richmond Barracks becomes permanent reminder of Rising". Irish Times.

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