Complex sentence: The Citroën Méhari also was in service with the Irish Defence Forces and had a total of 12 machines purchased in the late 1970s, most were sold at auction about 1985, but one is retained at the DFTC in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland.
Split into simpler sentences: The Citroën Méhari was also in service with the Irish Defence Forces, which bought a total of 12 vehicles in the late 1970s. Most were sold at auction about 1985, but one is retained at the DFTC in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland.