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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cork => Topic started by: frankieirishman on Sunday 21 September 14 12:14 BST (UK)
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Would anyone know if there are any remains of the Army Barracks called 'New Barracks' or the former town Railway Station remaining in Fermoy, Co Cork?
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According to this site http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/archive/index.php/t-12152.html
It's a pitch and putt course now only some of the perimeter wall remains.
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have a look at this site
http://www.blackwater.ie/fermoy/history.htm
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or this site for Fermoy Railway Station
LINK (http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20F/Fermoy/IrishRailwayStations.html)
and as it looked for g**gle in 2009
LINK (https://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&q=barrack%20hill%20fermoy&gbv=2&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl)
and link to OSI mapping (http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,580881,599025,6,10)that lets you swap between historic maps to see locations of Old & New barracks and Railway Station
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Thanks everyone for these teriffic pointers. I'm slowly building a picture of where to go in Fermoy to see visible relics of the old days; in advance of my visit in November. :)
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Only boundary walls stand of the new barracks, its now the pitch & putt and gaa grounds. The old railway station is now a funeral home and the only train tracks left (and is unsafe) is the viaduct locally known as the redbridge. There is a fermoy facebook page with some fantastic historical pics. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fermoy/241844877097?sk=timeline
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Thanks everyone for the information provided. I visited fermoy in November 2014 and had the most amazing trip. I fully explored all the sites I was interested in close to Fermoy including Moor Park and Kilworth sites. The people I encountered were all incredibly friendly and helpful and I aim to return soon to complete my research.