Richmond Barracks

Richmond Barracks is a key site for many significant events in Ireland’s history and of particular significance to the period around 1916. The leaders of the 1916 Rising were interned and court-martialled within the barracks before being transferred to Kilmainham Gaol. It was also from here that soldiers, including the poet Francis Ledwidge, were transported to fight in World War 1.
The immense potential to develop the Richmond Barracks as a visitor centre which will contribute to the historic, social and cultural life of the city and country has been recognised and the restoration of the Barracks has been funded as a national commemorative project. As part of the funding allocation it was acknowledged that the development of this site has the potential to transform a traditionally disadvantaged area of Dublin city.