Collins Barracks, Cork

Collins Barracks (Irish: Dún Uí Choileáin) is a military barracks on the Old Youghal Road on the north side of Cork in Ireland. Originally serving as a British military barracks from the early 19th century, it was handed-over to the Irish military following the Irish War of Independence, and remains the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the Irish Army. A museum in the barracks is open to the public at selected times.

This article is about Collins (Victoria) Barracks. For the barracks of the same name in Dublin, see Collins Barracks, Dublin.

Collins Barracks, Cork
Dún Uí Choileáin, Corcaigh
Cork, Ireland
Entrance gate and guardroom in the late 19th Century
Collins Barracks, Cork
Coordinates51.908°N 8.462°W / 51.908; -8.462
TypeMilitary barracks
Site information
OperatorIrish Army
Open to
the public		Partial (Barracks museum is open to public at certain times)
Site history
Built1801 (1801)
Garrison information
Garrison1st Southern Brigade
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