Rebel Cork's Fighting Story 1916-21: Told by the Men Who Made It (The Fighting Stories)

Originally published by The Kerryman in 1947, this is one of the four titles in the Fighting Stories Series. The book features reports on the Cork City Volunteers, the ambushes at Tureengarriffe, Clonbanin, Rathcoole, Tureen and many others, the murder of Tomas MacCurtain, the disastrous battle of Clonmult, and the campaigns of the flying columns around the county from Mitchelstown to Blarney. With a selection of original pictures from the conflict and reports from both Kilmichael and Crossbarry, Rebel Cork's Fighting Story is a treasure trove of information and intriguing detail. Originally published by The Kerryman in 1947, this is one of the four titles in the Fighting Stories Series. It records the events of the War of Independence in the words of the people who fought it and those who wrote about it at the time. The book features reports on the Cork City Volunteers, the ambushes at Tureengarriffe, Clonbanin, Rathcoole, Tureen and many others, the murder of Tómas MacCurtain, the disastrous battle of Clonmult and the campaigns of the flying columns around the county from Mitchelstown to Blarney.With a selection of original pictures from the conflict and reports from both Kilmichael and Crossbarry, Rebel Cork's Fighting Story is a treasure trove of information and intriguing detail. A text on the struggle for independence in Cork. It records the events of the War of Independence in the words of the people who fought it and those who wrote about it at the time. It features reports of the ambushes, battles, successes and failures. This is the classic text on the struggle for independence in Cork. Originally published by "The Kerryman", this is one of the four titles in the "Fighting Stories Series". It records the events of the War of Independence in the words of the people who fought it and those who wrote about it at the time. Featuring reports of the ambushes, battles, successes and failures, Rebel Cork's "Fighting Story" is a treasure trove of information and intriguing detail