Gormanstown Camp

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Gormanstown Camp is a military installation in County Meath, Ireland, historically used as a training and internment site, including during the Irish War of Independence.

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Gormanstown Camp canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army camp ⓘ
military installation ⓘ
category Irish Civil War sites ⓘ
Irish War of Independence sites ⓘ
Irish military installations ⓘ
internment camps in Ireland ⓘ
controlledBy Department of Defence (Ireland) ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
garrisonFor Irish Army units ⓘ
reserve and training units ⓘ
hasFacility accommodation blocks ⓘ
administrative buildings ⓘ
firing ranges ⓘ
parade grounds ⓘ
security perimeter ⓘ
hasType land forces base ⓘ
historicalFunction holding centre for anti‑Treaty forces ⓘ
holding centre for suspected IRA members ⓘ
internment camp for political prisoners ⓘ
training camp for Irish military units ⓘ
locatedIn County Meath ⓘ
locatedNear County Dublin ⓘ
Gormanston ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ
locatedOn east coast of Ireland ⓘ
nearTransport Dublin–Belfast railway line ⓘ
M1 motorway ⓘ
notableFor long‑term use as Irish Army training camp ⓘ
role in internment during Irish Civil War ⓘ
role in internment during Irish War of Independence ⓘ
operatedBy Irish Army ⓘ
ownedBy Irish Defence Forces ⓘ
region Leinster ⓘ
securityRole national defence infrastructure ⓘ
usedBy British forces (historically) ⓘ
linked to: British forces

Defence Forces of Ireland ⓘ
Irish Free State forces ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Irish Civil War ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod War of Independence internment operations ⓘ
post‑Civil War internment operations ⓘ
usedFor detention of prisoners ⓘ
internment ⓘ
military training ⓘ

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Black and Tans → trainingLocation → Gormanstown Camp ⓘ