Republic of Ireland End of an Era:- Longford Cavalry Barracks Closes

[Kev in Deva]

More:-

Winter sunlight over "The Long Valley"

Custume Barracks Main Square / Parade Ground,

4 times around it = a mile, and I pounded around it a lot

in my Recruit Training between May and July 1976.

and during U.N.I.F.I.L. Training in 1979.

Again I would like to thank my brother Anthony,

for sending me the pictures, they brought back a lot of happy memories

with regards my time in the Irish Defence Forces 1976 - 1997.

Kevin in Deva. :beer:

[paddywhack]

thats great to see that they moved it to another barracks! with our government im actually surprised they didnt try and sell it for scrap!!!!

pity about the longford barracks though!!thanks for the pics :beer:

[unclecessna]

Thanks for posting those pictures. I spent some time at Connolly Barracks Longford in 2003 - didn't think much of the place to be honest - both the barracks and the town.

Supposedly the barracks was haunted by a dead British Soldier who appeared at the back gate and the main square from time to time during the early hours.....Never saw it myself during guard duty but I remember some lads were adamant they had seen it!

If memory serves me correctly the Royal Irish Constabulary were based in the Barracks prior to the Irish Army taking over.

I was wondering what was going to happen to the Comet tank after I heard the place was going to close - now I know.

Good to see it in Custume Barracks now.