Curragh Camp. Regiments

[Tollys mum]

This is a rough guide of regiments at the Curragh Camp.
Please post if you know of other regiments giving the dates they were at the Curragh.
1805 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
1855 The Curragh Camp was established as a base for a brigade
1856 51st Regiment
1860 - October 1860 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
April 1861 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
31st March 1865 - 3rd August 1865 1st Batallion 24th Regiment of Foot. South Wales Borderers
1865 - 1866 85th Foot. The King's Light Infantry
22nd February 1866 - 8th August 1866 1st Batallion 24th Regiment of Foot. South Wales Borderers
1866 - 1867 85th Foot. The King's Light Infantry
1880 47th Regiment of Foot
1882 The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Sept 1885 - Oct 1886 1st Batallion 24th Regiment of Foot. South Wales Borderers
1882 The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
1891 - 1893
1st Royal Irish; 1st Wiltshire; 2nd Gordons; 2nd Royal Welsh
Fusiliers and 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
1892 - 1896 15th Hussars Calvary
1912 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
1914 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment
1915 5th Service Battalion Jan - May Royal Field Artillery

Hi, I see you have 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment at Curragh in 1914.  I believe they were also there  earlier as my father's cousin served with them and gave Curragh Camp as his address when registering his brother's death in 1912.

[LizzieW]

Hi Tollys Mum and welcome to Rootschat.  You could be right about the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment being in Curragh before 1914, but sadly Christopher who originally posted the list died some time ago.  There may be others on here who have more info.

Lizzie

[eileenmcd]

hi can anyone help? the marriage certificate i have of my g.grandparents  James McDonald and Mary Anne Dunne states they were married at kilmeague church of ireland,on the 23rd of Feb 1886. they lived in kilmeague and James McDonald was in in the infantry regt. from the 1911 census i know that James was born in Dublin and Mary co kildare, does this mean that James was at curragh camp?

[Kamilla]

He may or may not.
Marriages usually took place in the Brides home place.

[smileyface471686]

This is a rough guide of regiments at the Curragh Camp.
Please post if you know of other regiments giving the dates they were at the Curragh.
1805 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
1855 The Curragh Camp was established as a base for a brigade
1856 51st Regiment
1860 - October 1860 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
April 1861 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
31st March 1865 - 3rd August 1865 1st Batallion 24th Regiment of Foot. South Wales Borderers
1865 - 1866 85th Foot. The King's Light Infantry
22nd February 1866 - 8th August 1866 1st Batallion 24th Regiment of Foot. South Wales Borderers
1866 - 1867 85th Foot. The King's Light Infantry
1880 47th Regiment of Foot
1882 The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Sept 1885 - Oct 1886 1st Batallion 24th Regiment of Foot. South Wales Borderers
1882 The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
1891 - 1893
1st Royal Irish; 1st Wiltshire; 2nd Gordons; 2nd Royal Welsh
Fusiliers and 36th Foot 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
1892 - 1896 15th Hussars Calvary
1912 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
1914 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment
1915 5th Service Battalion Jan - May Royal Field Artillery

My great great grandfather James Bingle was in the 29th Royal Worcestershire and on his service records it states that from 11 Sept 1874 -4th July 1875 he was re-engaged at the Curragh to complete his 21 years service.

[FLC1]

Hi, RE: FANNY MASON
 My late husband's grandfather was Alfred Croft. I am trying to trace the family history of the Croft side. Fanny Mason died on 31st March 1907 after giving birth to George Cyril Croft ( my father-in-law) I have a loving memory card that says Fanny Mason was interred at the Military Cemetery, Curragh. Please can you give me any information you have about Alfred Croft, birth & place of birth etc. I would be most grateful.

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat. This is the post on Alfred Croft/Fanny Mason earlier in this thread:

Hi I am new to this. My grandfather Alfred Croft was based at the Curragh Camp after returning from the Boer War in 1902 until 1908. He was in the 19th Hussars. His first wife, Fanny Mason sadly died there in 1907, not long after the birth of her second son. What I would like to know is whether she is buried in the Curragh Cemetery - perhaps Mike Dolan might be able to point me in the right direction. Thank you.

Mokel hasn't been online since August but perhaps they will return and see your message.

[Alex123]

I have stumbled on this thread by accident but it half answers a puzzle I had.

My Great Grandfather was Arthur Thompson Coates who was a soldier. I 1882 he married Lizzie McManus who was born in Belfast. My grandfather Henry Coates was born in Buttevant.

My great grandfather's records (some bits of which I have been able to find show that)


He was recruited at Richmond, Yorkshire on December 2 1880 by the 5th West Yorkshire Militia. Service details include Private 4th Corps November 26, 1880,  Private York Brigade Depot February 21 1881,  Signed on for 12 more years at the Curragh Dublin January 3 1884 Bandsman December 20 1883. Private June 12 1886 Transferred to Private 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment November 12 1890 Transferred Private to King's Own Yorkshire Ligh Infantry October 1 1892 Discharged as a private February 16 1893 after completing service. He resigned and subsequently spent 13 years in India and some time in South Africa.

One of the things I had been interested in was about the Curragh - I had no idea what it was and had put it to one side and told myself I would find out about it later. Now I have come across your site. Would you have any idea of a site which could give me further and full information as to exactly what the CUrragh was. From reading the postings it was obviously an army site for many regiments but I would like to learn more about it and also I wonder how my great grandfather would have come to be there and resigning there.

Thank you

June

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[FLC1]

I found out about the Currragh by looking it up on google