Finner Camp
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| Finner Camp | |
|---|---|
Campa Fionnabhair | |
| Ballyshannon, Ireland | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Operator | Template:Flagicon Irish Army |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1888 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1888 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 28th Infantry Battalion, Irish Army. |
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Finner Camp (Template:Langx) is a military installation near Ballyshannon in Ireland.
History
The barracks, which were built on a site known for its megalithic tombs,[1] were completed in 1890.[2] Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty the barracks were handed over to the forces of the Irish Free State in 1922.[1] In the Second World War, it was close to the Donegal Corridor. In August 1969 there was false speculation in the media that Taoiseach Jack Lynch would use the barracks to launch an invasion of Northern Ireland with the aim of protecting the Catholic community there.[3] The barracks are now the home of 28th Infantry Battalion, Irish Army.[4]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The lost tombs of Finner Camp, County Donegal" (PDF). Defence Forces Review 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finner Camp's rich history now in print". Donegal Democrat. 9 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ireland: a laughable invasion plan". The Week. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Contact us". Department of Defence. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
