The Old Barracks

The Old Barracks stands in Cahersiveen, whose Irish name Cathair Saidhbhín means 'Little Sadhbh's stone ringfort,' referencing an ancient settlement on the site. Designed by Board of Works architect Enoch Trevor-Owen and constructed between 1869 and 1871, this distinctive Royal Irish Constabulary barracks was built in response to the Fenian Rising of 1867. Its eccentric Scottish Baronial or Ger...