Custume barracks - wikipedia Custume barracks Custume Barracks Dún Chostúim Athlone, Ireland Soldiers marching across the bridge in Athlone prior to the handover of Custume Barracks Custume Barracks Location within Ireland Coordinates 53 ° 25 ′ 31 '' N 7 ° 56 ′ 47 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.42514 ° N 7.94649 ° W ﻿ / 53.42514 ; - 7.94649 Coordinates : 53 ° 25 ′ 31 '' N 7 ° 56 ′ 47 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.42514 ° N 7.94649 ° W ﻿ / 53.42514 ; - 7.94649 Type Barracks Site information Operator Irish Army Site history Built 1691 In use 1691 - Present Garrison information Garrison 6th Infantry Battalion, Irish Army Custume Barracks ( Irish : Dún Chostúim ) is a military installation at Athlone in Ireland. Contents 1 History 1.1 Barracks 1.2 Nuclear bunker 2 See also 3 References History Barracks The barracks were completed in 1691. The barracks are named after a Sergeant Custume, who defended the bridge from the forces of King William III during the 1690 Siege of Athlone. The barracks were taken over by forces of the Irish Free State in 1922 and served as the headquarters of 4th Western Brigade until the brigade was disbanded and is now part of 2 Brigade which is headquartered from Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin. The barracks remains the home of 6th Infantry Battalion as the lead unit, and 2nd Brigade Artillery Regiment and detachments of 2 Engineer Company and the Medical Corps. Nuclear bunker During the Cold War, there were contingency plans in place that, in the event of a nuclear exchange, cabinet ministers, senior civil servants and military advisers would use an underground nuclear bunker at Custume Barracks. The bunker was equipped with a command and control centre with communications equipment -- which had a hotline to the British government in Whitehall -- a map room pointing out important areas for protection, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom facilities to accommodate up to 100 persons. In 1968 a larger nuclear bunker, housing the Integrated National Control Centre ( INCC ), was planned for Athlone. This was planned to have capacity to accommodate and feed up to 300 people for a month, and allow the Government to continue in the event of a nuclear emergency. The Department of Defence and the Office of Public Works ( OPW ) drew up secret plans for a larger 20,000 square foot underground bunker to include operations rooms, message centre, broadcasting studio, kitchens, offices, committee rooms, sleeping accommodation and 100,000 gallons of uncontaminated drinking water. The plans for this new bunker never went ahead. See also List of Irish military installations References Jump up ^ `` Defence and Security ''. BEC Publishing. p. 5. Retrieved 25 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ceremonial stand down parade of the 4th WesternBrigade ''. Retrieved 25 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Irish Army - Contact Details - Custume Barracks ''. Irish Defence Forces. Retrieved 15 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Military Ceremony remembers fallen heroes ''. DublinPeople. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Waking up to a nuclear nightmare... '' Irish Independent. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2016. Jump up ^ De Breadun, Deaglan ( 3 January 2003 ). `` Memo reveals plans for nuclear bunker ''. The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2016. Irish Army Army Brigades 1st Brigade 2nd Brigade Defence Forces Training Centre Army Reserve Army Corps Infantry Corps Cavalry Corps Artillery Corps Communications & Information Services Corps Corps of Engineers Ordnance Corps Medical Corps Transport Corps Equitation School Military Police Corps Specialist Units Army Ranger Wing Directorate of Military Intelligence Bases & Facilities Aiken Barracks Cathal Brugha Barracks Collins Barracks, Cork Custume Barracks Curragh Camp Finner Camp Glen of Imaal Gormanston Camp McKee Barracks Renmore Barracks Sarsfield Barracks St Bricin 's Military Hospital Stephens Barracks Equipment Vehicles Historical Weapons Uniform and Insignia Awards and decorations Military Medal for Gallantry Distinguished Service Medal Badges Rank Insignia Uniforms Current Deployments Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Ivory Coast Mali Western Sahara Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Middle East UNTSO Golan Heights Lebanon History Predecessors Óglaigh na hÉireann Irish Volunteers Irish Republican Army National Army Battles & Conflicts Easter Rising Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War The Emergency Congo Crisis Niemba Ambush Siege of Jadotville At Tiri Incident The Troubles List of Irish military casualties overseas Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Custume_Barracks&oldid=778819665 '' Categories : Barracks in the Republic of Ireland Buildings and structures in Athlone Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Irish - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 May 2017, at 11 : 49. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the name of athlones army barracks
Answer: Custume Barracks (Irish: Dún Chostúim)