Devoy Barracks
| Devoy Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Naas, County Kildare | |
|
The archway at Devoy Barracks | |
  Devoy Barracks Location within Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°12′59″N 6°40′15″W / 53.21638°N 6.67083°WCoordinates: 53°12′59″N 6°40′15″W / 53.21638°N 6.67083°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |
 Irish Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1813 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use |
1813-1928 1956-1998 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
Devoy Barracks (formerly Naas Barracks) was a military installation in Naas, County Kildare in Ireland.
History
The barracks were built for local militia units in 1813.[1] They became the depot of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers when that regiment was formed in 1881.[1]
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers were disbanded at the time of Irish Independence in 1922.[2] The barracks were secured by the forces of the Irish Free State in February 1922.[1] The barracks, which were renamed Devoy Barracks after John Devoy, the Irish republican, closed in 1928 and the site was subsequently used for a variety of industrial uses.[1] The Irish Army Apprentice School was established on the site in 1956 but closed in 1998 when the barracks were finally decommissioned.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Devoy barracks: arch and clock tower". Naas Local History Group. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Murphy, David (2007). Irish Regiments in the World Wars, quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The South Irish Horse". Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84603-015-4.