- Address
- Barrack Road, Askeaton
- Type
- RIC barracks
- NIAH reg. no.
- 21826023
The Old Barracks
Barrack Road, Askeaton
About The Old Barracks
The Old Barracks is one of 22 buildings in Askeaton the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates The Old Barracks to 1800–1820. 17 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This imposing former barracks acts as a physical reminder of the military presence which once contributed to the social, historical and economic development of Askeaton.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21826023 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 21826023↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Askeaton · about 800 m on foot, as the crow flies
2 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Other recorded public buildings around Askeaton
Start with Limerick City Gallery of Art in Dock, 24 km away. There are 4 with photos within 40 km. At the edge of the list, 34 km away: Castleconnell Parish Hall, Castleconnell.
Questions about The Old Barracks
Is The Old Barracks on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 21826023).
Can you visit The Old Barracks?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was The Old Barracks built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1820.
Is The Old Barracks protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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