Sarsfield Barracks
{{Short description|Barracks in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox military installation
|name=Sarsfield Barracks
|native_name = Dún an tSáirséalaigh
|image=Military Barracks, Limerick (5622381053).jpg
|caption = Sarsfield Barracks circa 1880
|type = Barracks
|map_type = Ireland
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland
|location =Limerick
|coordinates = {{Coord|52.65517|N|8.63183|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|ownership =
|operator = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Irish Army
|built = 1795
|used=1795-Present
|architect =
|built_for = War Office
|garrison =12th Infantry battalion, Irish Army
}}
Sarsfield Barracks ({{Langx|ga|Dún an tSáirséalaigh}}) is an Irish Army Barracks in Limerick city. It houses both Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces of the Irish Defence Forces.
History
The barracks, originally called New Barracks, were built on land leased from a Mr J.T. Monsell and were completed in 1795.{{cite web|url=http://www.dia.ie/works/view/58532/building/CO.+LIMERICK,+LIMERICK,+PROSPECT+ROW,+NEW+BARRACKS+(SARSFIELD+BARRACKS)|title=Sarsfield Barracks|publisher=Dictionary of Irish Architects|accessdate=19 November 2014}} The barracks were handed over to the Irish Army following Irish Independence and renamed Sarsfield Barracks after Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite, in 1926.{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickpost.ie/2008/12/12/sarsfield-barracks-history-recorded-for-posterity/|title=Sarsfield Barracks history recorded for posterity|date=12 December 2008|accessdate=19 November 2014}} The barracks remain in use and are currently the headquarters of 12th Infantry battalion.{{cite web|url=http://www.military.ie/contact-us/|title=Contact Us|publisher=Irish Defence Forces|accessdate=19 November 2014}}
See also
References
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{{Irish Army & Army Reserve}}
Category:Barracks in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Buildings and structures in Limerick (city)
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