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Recruitment and Barracks Building

More and more troops were needed as the war with France continued and the government, realised like Robert Boyle that an appeal to the Irish public should be in the language in use among them. In 1806 an appeal for recruits for King George's Army appeared, laying down terms of enlistment and re-enlistment, pay and pension, increases and deductions, services at home and abroad. It began as follows:


1806

OIFIG AN CHOGDAIDH A MBAILE ATHA CLIATH,
AN ID LA DO NOBHEMBER, 1806


Riaghlacha agus Orduighthe le Arm an Riogh chun an ordughadh nios fearr, agus leis na Saighdiuraighe bheith a slighe nios fearr, mar ta a Bharrantas an Riogh don 7a la do October, 1806, agus an Achtaibh airighthe do deineamh an Siosa deirreanach don Phairliament.


The war with France demanded a greatly increased accommodation for troops. The military in Ireland grew to 50,000 in 1805, including 20,000 militiamen, and the barracks at Fermoy 1806 and 1809 and one at Tralee 1812 were built.



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