Curragh Military Museum

The Curragh Military Museum (Irish: Músaem Míleata an Churraigh) is a museum in Ireland dedicated to the military history of the Curragh Camp and of The Curragh.^[2][3]

Curragh Military Museum

Músaem Míleata an Churraigh
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Established	2010
Location	Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates	53°08′45″N 6°49′51″W
Type	Military museum
Curator	Lt Col Des Healy[1]
Owner	Irish Army
Public transit access	Curragh (Bus Éireann route 126)
Nearest parking	Onsite
Website	www.military.ie/en/public-information/defence-forces-museums/the-curragh-museum/

History

The Curragh Military Museum was founded in 2010.^[4] It was extensively refurbished during a period of closure in 2020–22 during the COVID pandemic.^[1]

Contents

The museum is housed in a long rectangular building in the centre of Curragh Camp, in an area accessible to civilians. It is in three areas: archaeology, the English/British period (17th century to 1922), and the modern Irish Army use (1922–present).^[2]

A large collection of artillery pieces, armoured cars and tanks are displayed outside, including a Comet tank, Churchill tank, Beaverette Mk IV armoured car and a Panhard M3 amphibious armoured personnel carrier.^[5][1]

Alfred Chester Beatty donated a collection of weapons from around the world to the Irish Defence Forces in 1952; they are housed in Curragh Military Museum.^[6]