Type Barracks Year built 1795 Operator Irish Army | In use 1795-Present Built for War Office | |
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Garrison 12th Infantry battalion, Irish Army Similar Stephens Barracks, McKee Barracks, Custume Barracks, Markets Field, St John's Cathedral | ||
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.
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Map of Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick, Ireland
History
The barracks, originally called New Barracks, were built on land leased from a Mr J.T. Monsell and were completed in 1795. The barracks were handed over to the Irish Army following Irish Independence and renamed Sarsfield Barracks after Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite, in 1926. The barracks remain in use and are currently the headquarters of 12th Infantry battalion.
References
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