The Royal Munster Fusiliers were disbanded at the time at the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.[3] The barracks were taken over by the Irish Republican Army in February 1922 and then secured by the forces of the Free State in August 1922 during the Irish Civil War.[1]
The barracks played a role in one of the most infamous incidents of the war, namely the Ballyseedy massacre. On 6 and 7 March 1922, nine Republican prisoners were taken from the Barracks in TraleetoBallyseedy crossroads and tied to a land mine which was detonated killing all but one.[4]
The barracks continued to be used by the Irish Army and a newly refurbished headquarters block was opened at the barracks in April 2002.[5] The site was also used as a reception centre for asylum seekers until the centre closed in 2005.[6]
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^Murphy, David (2007). Irish Regiments in the World Wars, quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The South Irish Horse. Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN978-1-84603-015-4.