Castlebar Military Barracks


Castlebar Military Barracks was a military installation at Rock Square in Castlebar, County Mayo in Ireland.

History

The infantry barracks at Castlebar, which were built on the site of an old castle, were completed in 1834. The barracks became the home of the 3rd Battalion, the Connaught Rangers in the late 19th century and it was at Castlebar that the battalion was disbanded in 1901. A part of barracks was burnt down by the Irish Republican Army in spring 1922 before the site was secured by the forces of the Irish Free State in summer 1922. The barracks, which latterly were being used as a training camp by the Reserve Defence Forces, closed in March 2012 and the site has since been acquired by Mayo County Council.
The Barracks is sometimes referred to colloquially as "Mitchel Barracks", however, this was never the official designation of the site. Local media simply refers to it as "Castlebar Military Barracks".