Heritage in The Curragh, Co. Kildare

Images from around The Curragh military camp, an area of military history from the mid-1800s., from British rule to Irish Independence.

World War 1 training trenches

Marker for Captain John Collins - 1860

Military machine gun bunker

Firing ranges with pulley system for targets

Hill used in the movie "Braveheart"

Curragh camp location

Robert Doyle

14/05/2020

Years ago we used to orienteer these lands running over world war 1 trenches which still exist. It is a lovely place to navigate around the surviving features.
By Vincent Delany (16/02/2021)
Impressive photos of the area Robert.
Have delightful memories of staying there with Civil Defence during the 1970’s.
By Noelene Beckett Crowe (03/06/2020)