Tom Campbell
Formal Handover of Barracks
20, Jun 2012 - 19:42

Transfer Of Military Barracks, Castlebar To Mayo County Council.

An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny was in Castlebar on Monday last to oversee the formal transfer of the former Military Barracks complex in Castlebar to Mayo County council. The transfer represents an historic day for the town as one of the oldest and strategically located properties is transferred to the ownership of Mayo County Council. The barracks was constructed in 1827 as a direct result of the 1798 rebellion in the county with a view to improving Britains defences in the region. In 1921 the property was transferred to the Irish Army after the War of Independence and has been occupied by the armed forces since that time. While the future use of the premises is yet unclear, Mayo County Council will safeguard and maintain the complex into the future. In time, plans will be put in place to utilise one of the most extensive and centrally located sites in the county town.

Pictured at the formal handover of the Military Barracks, Castlebar from the Dept of Defence to Mayo County Council. Padraic Flanagan, Senior Executive Officer, Mayo County Council. Cllr Tom Connolly, M.C.C., Cllr. G. Deere, Castlebar Town Council, Marie Crowley, Town Clerk Castlebar Town Council, Cllr. Therese Ruane, Castlebar Town Council, Mr. Patsy Burke, Senior Engineer, Mayo County Council, Cllr. Joe Mellott, Mayo Co. Co., Cllr. Cyril Burke, Mayo Co. Co. Cllr. Michael Burke, Mayo Co. Co., Cllr Harry Barrett, Castlebar Town Co., Cllr. John Cribbin, Mayo Co. Co. Front row (l – r) Peter Duggan, Head of Finance, Mayo County Council,, Seamus Granahan, Director of Services, Mayo Co. Co., Cllr. Eugene McCormack, Mayor of Castlebar Town Council, Cllr. Austin Francis O’Malley, Cathaoirleach Mayo County Council, An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, T.D., Peter Hynes, County Manager Mayo County Council, Brian Spain, Dept. of Defence, John McHale, A/County Secretary Mayo Co. Co. Photo: Tom Campbell.

An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, T.D., Cllr. Austin Francis O’Malley, Cathaoirleach Mayo County Council, Peter Hynes, County Manager Mayo County Council, Pictured at the formal handover of the Military Barracks, Castlebar from the Dept of Defence to Mayo County Council. Photo Tom Campbell.

Pictured at the formal handover of the Military Barracks, Castlebar from the Dept of Defence to Mayo County Council. Peter Duggan, Head of Finance, Mayo County Council, Seamus Granahan, Director of Services, Mayo Co. Co. Marie Crowley, Town Clerk, Castlebar Town Council. John McHale, A/County Secretary Mayo Co. Co. Brian Spain, Dept. of Defence. Front Row (l – r) Cllr. Eugene McCormack, Mayor of Castlebar Town Council. Cllr. Austin Francis O’Malley, Cathaoirleach Mayo County Council An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, T.D. Peter Hynes, County Manager Mayo County Council. Photo: Tom Campbell.