Type Barracks Province Leinster Built for War Office | In use 1888-Present Year built 1888 Operator Irish Army | |
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Walshy climbing mckee barracks tower
McKee Barracks (Irish: Dún Mhic Aoidh) is a military installation near Phoenix Park in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland.
Contents
- Walshy climbing mckee barracks tower
- Map of Mc Kee Barracks Cabra West Dublin Ireland
- History
- References
Map of Mc Kee Barracks, Cabra West, Dublin, Ireland
History
The barracks, originally named Marlborough Barracks after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and built as a cavalry barracks to house 862 military horses, were completed in 1888. Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the barracks was handed over to the Irish Republican Army in 1922 and renamed McKee Barracks (after Dick McKee, a prominent IRA officer) in 1926. It's now an administrative centre where various Directors of Corps are based, as well as the location of the Irish Army Equitation School.
References
McKee Barracks Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA