Ballinamult
Ballinamult (Irish: Béal na Molt, meaning ' the Gap of Weathers') is a hamlet in County Waterford situated near the border with County Tipperary.
It is in the historic Sliabh gCua district between the Comeragh and Knockmealdown Mountains.
Ballinamult Barracks
The barracks was built by 1714 as it features on a map of that date by Herman Moll and it is described as a redoubt for twenty men. It was situated on a bluff on the East bank of the Finisk River guarding access to County Tipperary. In 1918, the garrison consisted of a Sergeant and three constables. Later on this was increased by a party of about a dozen soldiers.
See also
References
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Archaeological Survey Database". National Monuments Service. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Statement by John Whelan (PDF). Bureau of Military History. 12 June 1955. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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