Ship Street Barracks
| Ship Street Barracks | |
|---|---|
Dún Shráid na Loinge | |
| Dublin | |
Ship Street Barracks (on the left) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Operator | Irish Army |
| Location | |
Ship Street Barracks Location within Dublin | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′30″N 6°16′03″W / 53.3417°N 6.2676°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1750 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1860—1922 |
The Ship Street Barracks (Irish: Dún Shráid na Loinge) is a former military barracks to the rear (south west) of Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland facing on to Ship Street Great and Golden Lane.
The barracks are located close to the site of the former pool created by the River Poddle which gave Dublin its name from the Irish 'Dubh linn' meaning black pool.[1]
History
Four buildings were erected in about 1750 and, following the Irish rebellion of 1803, these buildings were converted for military use by British troops in around 1815. The primary role of the troops based in the barracks was to provide protection to Dublin Castle,[2] which was the seat of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[3][4]
Another five buildings were added to the complex later, being completed between 1840 and 1860.[5]
Easter Rising (1916)
Following an unsuccessful attempt led by Sean Connolly to seize Dublin Castle, and a more successful attempt to hold City Hall during the Easter Rising in April 1916,[6] at least nine women, including Kathleen Lynn, Helena Molony, Annie and Emily Norgrove and Jennie Shanahan, were held in the barracks for some eight days.[7][8][9]
The barracks were used by various British regiments in rotation during the Irish War of Independence.[10] Following the withdrawal of British troops from Ireland, the barracks were placed in the hands of the Civic Guard by August 1922.[11] Free State Civic Guard, Charles Eastwood, was accidentally shot dead by a colleague there in September 1922.[12]
The barracks were subsequently abandoned and, by the 1980s, they were largely derelict.[13]
The barracks were refurbished during the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1996.[14]
See also
References
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- ^ "Plans of British Army Facilities in Dublin". Major Tweedy. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Bush, John (1769), Hibernia Curiosa: A Letter from a Gentleman in Dublin to his Friend at Dover in Kent, Giving a general View of the Manners, Customs, Dispositions, &c. of the Inhabitants of Ireland., London: London (W. Flexney); Dublin (J. Potts and J. Williams), p. 10
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects - Dublin Castle". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Dublin Castle, Ship Street Buildings". Clifton Scannell Emerson. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "The Rising: Monday". Easter 1916. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "The Women of 1916 who were imprisoned in Ship Street Barracks" (PDF). Heritage Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Fallon, Donal (23 October 2022). "The Castle, the intrigue and the Italians - welcome to old Dublin's Ship Street". Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Female Combatants". Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Ship Street Barracks". Office of Public Works. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Formation of the Garda". Your Irish. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Herlihy, Jim. "Issues affecting Irish policing, 1922–1932". Police History. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "1811: Ship Street Barracks, Dublin Castle". Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Ship's Biscuits in Ship Street Barracks". Dublin Castle. Retrieved 25 September 2025.