McKee Barracks
McKee Barracks (Irish: Dún Mhic Aoidh[1]) is a military installation near Phoenix Park in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland.
| McKee Barracks | |
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Dún Mhic Aoidh | |
| Dublin, Ireland | |
 Main entrance to McKee Barracks | |
  McKee Barracks Location within Dublin | |
| Coordinates | 53.35614°N 6.29961°W |
| Type | Barracks |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1888 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1888-Present |
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.[2] 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.[2] It is now an administrative centre where various Directors of Corps are based, as well as the location of the Irish Army Equitation School.[3]
See also
References
- "Eagrúchán - An tArm - Home". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "McKee Barracks". Dublin City Public Libraries. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "Contact us". Department of Defence. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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