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Griffith Barracks is a former military barracks located on the South Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland. ==History== The site of Griffith Barracks was originally known as Grimswoods Nurseries. The first buildings on the site were those of a Remand Prison or Bridewell. Begun in 1813 by the architect Francis Johnston, it was built to relieve pressure on the Newgate Prison, Dublin.〔(Dublin By Christine Casey )〕 On the reorganisation of the government following Thomas Drummond's appointment in 1835 as Under Secretary for Ireland, it became a male penitentiary, "The Richmond Pen"; it was also known as "Richmond Gaol". ''Cease to do evil; learn to do well'' was the motto over the door of the Richmond Bridewell. In 1844 it was linked with Catholic Emancipation and the subsequent movement for Repeal of the Act of Union: one of its most famous occupants was the Liberator, Daniel O'Connell, together with his son John. Prominent Irish Nationalist leaders such as William Smith O'Brien, Thomas Francis Meagher (later Acting Governor of Montana), James Stephens (founder of the IRB) and "Honest" Tom Steele, were among its famous historical prisoners. Another distinguished inmate was The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Timothy Daniel Sullivan, for publishing The Nation, an Irish nationalist newspaper, in 1887. In 1887 it was transferred to the War Department. The additions and extensions were completed by 11 November 1893 but prior to that, in summer 1892 a battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers was in occupation. In this era it was known as Wellington Barracks after the Duke of Wellington. During the First World War it was used as a recruiting and training centre for many of the Irish soldiers who fought in that war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Griffith Barracks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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