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Collins Barracks Cork is a major Irish Army installation in Munster named after General Michael Collins, the revolutionary leader killed at Béal na Bláth in 1922.

Custume Barracks in Athlone, County Westmeath, headquarters of the Irish Army's 4th Western Brigade, is named after Sergeant Custume who defended Athlone Bridge in 1691.

Sarsfield Barracks in Limerick, a principal Irish Army base, is named after Jacobite commander Patrick Sarsfield, who famously defended the city in the 1690s.

Renmore Barracks in Galway city is headquarters of the Irish Army's 1st Western Brigade and has served as a military installation since the 19th century.

James Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny is an Irish Army installation named after James Stephens, who founded the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Dublin in 1858.

McKee Barracks in Cabra, Dublin, serves as headquarters of the Irish Air Corps and is named after IRA Brigadier Richard McKee, killed in November 1920.

Kickham Barracks in Tipperary town is an Irish Army garrison named after Charles Kickham, a Fenian novelist and Young Irelander born in County Tipperary.

Gormanston Camp in County Meath is an Irish Defence Forces training camp that also hosts an Air Corps reserve squadron on a former First World War aerodrome.

Aiken Barracks in Dundalk, County Louth, is an Irish Army garrison named after Frank Aiken, IRA commander and long-serving Irish government minister.

Connolly Barracks in Longford is an Irish Army installation named after James Connolly, leader of the Irish Citizen Army and executed 1916 Rising commandant.

Finner Camp near Ballyshannon, County Donegal, is the main Irish Army garrison for the northwest of Ireland and has hosted UN pre-deployment training.

Rockhill House near Letterkenny, County Donegal, is a 19th-century country house converted into an Irish Army garrison and brigade headquarters.