Exploring Birr Barracks with Stephen Callaghan - Episode 1 - Introduction

Stephen Callaghan is a military historian with a particular interest in Birr Barracks. As part of the Decade of Centenaries programme in Offaly, Stephen worked with Hello Camera in Birr to develop a series of videos to provide information about the barracks which was handed over on 6 February 1922 to the Irish Free State and subsequently burnt in July 1922 during the Civil War.
Researched and narrated by Stephen Callaghan.
Filmed and edited Gary Hocter of by Hello Camera, Birr, County Offaly
This series was supported by funding from the Decade of Centenaries programme 2022 under the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 initiative.

[@darrellhooper3205]

Well done, Stephen

[@deltapafox3103]

Excellent video, very informative. Well done Stephen.

[@ivormoody8579]

My great great grandfather was a soilder there dont know much else thomas moody good video by the way

[@susanHanson-gj4hh]

Hello from Australia, My Great Grandfather x 3, William Nicholson was appointed Barrack Sergeant at Brill Barracks in 1824 and my Great Grandmother & her sister (Jane & Margaret Nicholson) were born whilst he was stationed there. I can find no records of his time there, are you able to help? Thank you