- Address
- West End, Banagher
- Type
- Barracks
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14810033
Banagher Barracks
West End, Banagher
About Banagher Barracks
The National Inventory rates Banagher Barracks Regional, one of 31 in Banagher. Its record dates Banagher Barracks to 1790–1810. 23 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
During the Napoleonic Wars (1790-1815) a major invasion of Ireland by the French was expected and greatly feared. The British authorities believed that the French would land on the west coast of Ireland and work their way inland marching across country towards Dublin.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14810033 · 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 · 14810033↗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 10 minutes
Banagher · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
5 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Banagher: more public buildings on the record
The nearest is Oxmantown School in Birr, 11 km away. Within 40 km, 7 have a photo. Farthest out is Bank of Ireland, Nenagh, 39 km away.
Questions about Banagher Barracks
Is Banagher Barracks on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14810033).
Can you visit Banagher Barracks?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Banagher Barracks built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1790–1810.
Is Banagher 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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