Birr Barracks

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  • The barracks were built by Bernard Mullins at the instigation of Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse, who had supported the need to build some barracks within a few hours’ march of the River Shannon, and were completed between 1809 and 1812.

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        • UF Crinkle Barracks
        • UF Crinkill Barracks

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          Photographs of Birr Barracks and Leinster Regiment
          IE OCL P84 · Collection · 1870-1910

          Collection of photographs relating to Birr Barracks and the Leinster Regiment, many of which are reproductions of original photographs by William Lawrence and others. Contains an original group portrait King's County Rifles, Birr (1872), and several images of the Barrack Square. Also contains the only known image of the interior of the barracks, 'The Coffee Bar, Leinster Depot.'

           Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
          Pattern Book issued to Birr Barracks, 1881
          IE OCL P128 · Fonds · 1881

          Volume of drawings and specifications of pattern articles to be adapted in War Department works and buildings. Issued to Birr Barracks.