The Army and The Emergency
Ballincollig was very important during the Second World War because many soldiers were based at Murphy Barracks had been burned down in 1921, but it was rebuilt at the start of the Emergency. By 1941 there were up to 1,000 men stationed in the barracks. Ireland was neutral during the war but the army was put on special alert and had extra training. In June, 1940 enrolment began for the Local Security Forces (L.S.F), This was an auxiliary force to help out the regular army and tens of thousands of men and women joined up, aged 16 to 70. Most men joined section A (Military Duties) because it was more active and they got to use rifles and explosives.
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