pɹˈaɪɚ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, ɪt wʌz jˈuːzd fɔːɹ dɹˈɪlɪŋ bˈoʊθ baɪ ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən bɹˈʌðɚhˌʊd ˌaɪˌɑːɹbˈiː ænd ðə vˌɑːləntˈɪɹz; ɔnðɪ ˈiːv ʌvðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚ ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ɪˈæmən də vˈælɚɹə ɐsˈɛmbəld ðə θˈɜːd bɐtˈæliən hˈɪɹ.
Prior to 1916, it was used for drilling both by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and the Volunteers; on the eve of the outbreak of the Easter Rising Éamon de Valera assembled the 3rd Battalion here.