Scottish-Baronial designed Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) Station, Ballyduff, County Waterford, Ireland
Above the bridge over the Blackwater River leading to Ballyduff on the western edge of County Waterford is the old Royal Irish Constabulary () barracks. Built in 1869 to a Scottish Baronial design by the Jacobs Brothers, there's a similar to that of Caherciveen tale in the locality of mixed up plans and India. The barracks saw drama during the War of Independence, when Cork IRA's No. 2 Brigade Active Service Unit planned to ambush British Army units on the Fermoy to Ballyduff road. When an left the Barracks to investigate the reported , they came under fire and in the ensuing gun battle, Constable Joseph Duddy was killed. The building was vacated and reduced to a burnt out shell during ‘The Troubles, but rebuilt in 1926 for use as An Garda Siochana Station until 2013.
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Location: Ballyduff, County Waterford, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
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