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22nd April, 2021 in History, Local & Family History, Military
During the Irish War of Independence‚ the fort on Spike Island in County Cork was the largest British military run prison for republican prisoners and internees in the Martial Law area. During 1921‚ approximately 300 prisoners and 900 internees were imprisoned there. Most of…
28th October, 2019 in Military
On Sunday 20 February 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, the flying column of the 4th Battalion, First Cork Brigade was wiped out after being surprised in their base camp by a British Army patrol. The resulting Battle of Clonmult was the IRA’s greatest loss of…
