Fermoy Barracks
{{short description|Former military base in County Cork, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox military installation
|name=Fermoy Barracks
|native_name =Dún Mainistir Fhear Maí
|image=The Old Barracks, Fermoy.jpg
|caption =The Old Barracks, Fermoy
|type = Barracks
|map_type = Ireland
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland
|location =Fermoy, County Cork
|coordinates = {{Coord|52.1436|N|8.2801|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|ownership =
|operator = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Irish Army
|built = 1801-1806
|used=1806-1922
|architect =
|built_for = War Office
|garrison =
}}
Fermoy Barracks ({{langx|ga|Dún Mainistir Fhear Maí}}) was a military installation in Fermoy, County Cork.
History
The East Barracks were designed and built by Abraham Hargrave on a site provided by John Anderson between 1801 and 1806.{{cite web|url= http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/815/HARGRAVE-ABRAHAMADDISON%5B1%5D#tab_works |publisher= Irish Architectural Archive | work= Dictionary of Irish Architects | title= Hargrave, Abraham Addison - Works | accessdate= 17 August 2016}} In June 1808 Sir Arthur Wellesley used the barracks as an assembly point from where 9,000 troops would depart for the Cove of Cork and then sail for Portugal to take part in the Peninsular War.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~berfen/garr.html|title=Fermoy Barracks - First Phase|publisher=|accessdate=10 March 2019}}
The West Barracks and military hospital were added to the complex in 1809. The barracks were burnt to the ground by a group of Irish Republican Army irregulars after the British Army left in 1922.{{cite web|url=http://fermoyireland.50megs.com/Fermoy%20A%20Garrison%20Town1.htm|title=Fermoy - A Garrison Town|publisher=|accessdate=10 March 2019}} The site subsequently became known as "the showgrounds" and is now occupied by Fermoy Rugby Club.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/munster-rugby/cork-club-starting-to-find-its-feet-once-again-36111172.html|title=Cork club starting to find its feet once again|date=8 September 2017|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=10 March 2019}}
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