Beggars Bush is the name of a former barracks on Haddington Road in Dublin, as well the surrounding area and a nearby pub. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
The barracks dates from 1827 and is bordered to the east by Shelbourne Road. Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Shelbourne is not an area of Dublin, rather the use of the moniker Shelbourne became synonymous with the district around Shelbourne Road in the south east part of Dublin city. ...
History
The British Army used the Barracks as a Recruit Training Depot for the garrison in Ireland. The barracks was handed over to the Irish military on 31 January1922, the first British barracks to be surrendered to the new Free State. Robert Erskine Childers was executed in the barracks on 24 November1922. The Free State Army closed the barracks in the 1920s as it size and lak of defences made it unsuitable for further use. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Erskine Childers Robert Erskine Childers (June 25, 1870 - November 24, 1922) was an author and Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the newly independent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Several organisations are based in the barracks:
Labour Relations Commission, Ireland in Tom Johnson House
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