The ‘Our Shared Built Military Heritage: The online mapping, inventorying and recording of the Army Barracks of Ireland, 1690-1921’ project is funded by the North South Research Programme and co-led by University College Dublin and The Open University.
The project team have worked to uncover the story of the historic barracks network in Ireland by identifying all of the permanent barracks that existed in Ireland between 1690 and 1921-2. To help others explore this fascinating aspect of our shared built heritage and culture, we have also published an online interactive map as well as a series of barracks trails, all freely accessible on our website.
Project Team
University College Dublin
Dr Ivar McGrath, Associate Professor, UCD School of History, Project Co-Lead
The Open University
Dr Suzanne Forbes, Senior Lecturer in History, The Open University, Project Co-Lead
Dr Imelda Haran, Knowledge Exchange Manager, The Open University in Northern Ireland
Dr William Sheehan, Staff Tutor, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University.
Dr Jennifer Shepherd, Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to two research assistants, supported HEA North South Research Programme 2022-2024, for their work on the barracks map:
Dr Jack Kavanagh, Research Assistant, University College Dublin.
Dr Caroline Wilhelmsson, Research Assistant, The Open University in Northern Ireland.
We are also grateful to Brian Coakley, ActiveMe Tourism Media and Heritage Services, for producing the barracks map and associated heritage trail brochures.
Project Images
Many of the images used for the barracks map, or on this website have either been taken, or commissioned by the project team. Theses images are clearly marked as ‘Project Images’ and are available for reuse under a CC BY-NC license.
Army Barracks of Ireland 