Irish War of Independence (Cogadh na Saoirse) / Black & Tan War
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The Listowel Mutiny: “Shoot on Sight”
On the night of July 17, 1920, members of the Irish Volunteers entered the Cork & County Club Hotel, an Anglo-Irish social club in Cork City intent on putting an end to…
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“Paddy” O’Brien and the Rathcoole ambush: Vengeance Is “Mine”
On June 16, 1921, one hundred years ago yesterday, "Paddy" O'Brien and the Irish Volunteers of the newly formed 4th Cork Brigade ambushed a convoy of the hated Auxiliares at…
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AdminThe Scramogue Ambush: Roscommon Steps Up
On March 23, 1921, 100 years ago today, North and South Roscommon Brigades of the Irish Volunteers ambushed a convoy of British soldiers and RIC at Scramoge, killing 4. The…
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AdminThe 1st Brigade Cork Volunteers and the Coolnacahera Ambush
Though the Cork 1st Brigade did not receive the same post-war recognition as the 2nd and 3rd Cork Brigades and Seán O’Hegarty is not as well known as …
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Michael Brennan and the East Clare Brigade at the Glenwood Ambush
The Volunteer movement in east County Clare was dominated by the three Brennan brothers, Paddy, Austin, and Michael. Michael, the youngest, would lead the east…
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Tipperary’s Dan Breen: The Hardest Hard Man
On August 11, 1894, Dan Breen, one of the most famous rebels in Irish history, was born in his parent’s cottage at Grange, one mile south of Donohill, County Tipperary. He,…
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Admin'Greyhound on Train': Rescuing Seán Hogan at Knocklong
On May 13, 1919, at Knocklong, Co. Limerick, members of the Tipperary and Limerick Volunteers boldly entered a Cork bound train and rescued Volunteer Seán Hogan from what was…
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AdminThe Clonbanin Ambush: “To Hell With Surrender!”
March 5, 1921, dawned bright and clear on the Mallow – Killarney road (N-72 today) west of Clonbanin, Co. Cork. The men of Seán Moylan’s Cork No. 2 (North) Brigade and…
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AdminGeorge Lennon & the Piltown Cross Ambush
The night of November 1, 1920, All Souls Night, was extremely cold in the west of Co. Waterford. The members of the West Waterford Volunteers flying column huddled along the road at Piltown Cross were not only shivering because of the temperature. Most of them were also trembling slightly as they…
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AdminThe Kilmallock Barracks Attack: Burning Down the House in Limerick
A place to discuss the men and women who took on the British Empire, and in spite of the incredible odds against them ... won. Photo to the left is the monument at the site of the Carrowkennedy Ambush in Co. Mayo.