National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks

Barracks in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1760–1780

Former army barracks, built c.1700, predominantly rebuilt c.1770, comprising twelve-bay four-storey front range flanked by eleven-bay three-storey range to east and twelve-bay three-storey range to west, to front (south), courtyard to rear (north) surrounded by twenty-bay four-storey range to north, thirty-one bay four-storey range to west, twenty-seven bay four-storey range to east, the latter added c.1760. Pedimented central breakfronts to front and rear of front range, to interior of north, east and west ranges to rear courtyard. Integral carriage arches to centre of all ranges to north courtyard. North courtyard formerly open to north-west corner and to both south corners, recent extensions closing corners. Now in use as museum. Pitched slate roofs, hipped to front of east and west ranges, granite and rendered chimneystacks. Square-profile central timber lantern over pedimented breakfront to front range. Red brick and granite chimneystacks abutting west elevation of east range. Raised parapet walls, granite or rendered, having granite coping. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered wall to upper floors, front of front range, coursed calp limestone to ground floor, render plinth course and platbands at sill level to each floor, cut granite to pediment, carved granite cornice forming triangular pediment over central breakfront, clock face with carved granite surround. Coursed rub

Type:
Barracks

Period:
1760–1780

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.35°N, 6.29°W

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