Ballymullen Barracks
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| Tralee, County Kerry | |
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Ballymullen Barracks
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 Ballymullen Barracks
Location within Ireland
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| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |  Irish Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1809-1812 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1812-1922 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Royal Munster Fusiliers |
Ballymullen Barracks (Irish: Dún Bhaile an Mhuilinn) is an Irish military installation at Tralee, County Kerry in Ireland.
History
The barracks were built for local militia units between 1810 and 1815.[1] They went on to become the depot of the Royal Munster Fusiliers when that regiment was formed in 1881.[1]
The Royal Munster Fusiliers were disbanded at the time of Irish Independence in 1922.[2] The barracks were taken over by the Irish Republican Army in February 1922 and then secured by the forces of the Irish Free State in August 1922.[1] The barracks continued to be used by the Irish Army and a newly refurbished headquarters block was opened at the barracks in April 2002.[3] The site was also used as a reception centre for asylum seekers until the centre closed in 2005.[4]
