War of Independence in East Cork

Tom O’Neill has an MA in history from University College Cork and is the author of Spike Island’s Republican Prisoners 1921, and two books on The Battle of Clonmult; he is the co-author of two other military books. He lives in Midleton, Co. Cork.Eugene Power specialises in conducting military research; this is his third book as co-author, the other two were on the First World War. He lives in Midleton, Co. Cork.Paul Busteed attended University College Cork to study Genealogy and Local and Regional Studies. He worked with The Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project in the UK. He lives in Cobh, Co. Cork.

‘It spans more than 400 pages and is richly illustrated with photographs, some of which have never been published before, as well as specially commissioned drawings and maps.’

• TitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. The Political and Military Road to Revolution, 1913–192. The 4th Battalion, 1 Cork Brigade3. The 4th Battalion Company Activities and Actions1919 4. The Ballyquirke Aerodrome Raids1920 5. The Attack on Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks, 3 January 19206. The Attack on Castlemartyr RIC Barracks, 9 February 19207. The Bunker Hill Ambush, Cobh, 28 February 19208. The Attack and Capture of Cloyne RIC Barracks, 8 May 19209. The Mile Bush Ambush, 5 June 192010. The Cobh Quarry Attack, 25 August 192011. The Shooting of RIC DI Morant in Cobh, 6 August 192012. The Churchtown North Ambush, 27 August 192013. The Arrest and Shooting of the Buckley Brothers, 27 August 192014. The British Army Reprisals in Cobh, 27 August 192015. The Forming of the 4th Battalion Flying Column, September 192016. The Killing of Vol William Heffernan and Constable Quinn in Castlemartyr, 27 November 192017. The Youghal Bridge Ambush and the Killing of Constable Prendiville, 3 December 192018. The Flying Column’s Narrow Escape from Cloyne, 12 December 192019. The Midleton Ambush, 29 December 19201921 20. The First Official Reprisals in Midleton, 1 January 192121. The Battle of Clonmult, 20 February 192122. The Trial by Military Court of the Clonmult Prisoners, 8 March 192123. The Killing of Capt William Hoare in Ballymacoda, 8 April 192124. The Ballyedekin Ambush, 10 April 192125. The Clonmult Appeals and Executions, 28 April 192126. The IRA and Crown Forces Reprisals in East Cork, 29 April 192127. The Escape of Three IRA Prisoners from Spike Island, 30 April 192128. The Landmine Attack on Midleton RIC Barracks, 11 May 192129. The Killing of Comdt D. Hurley, 28 May 1921 Vice Comdt Joseph Ahern Selected as OC 4th Battalion30. The Killing of John O’Connell in Cobh, 29 May 192131. The Blowing Up of the Army Band in Youghal, 31 May 192132. The British Army Six-Day Patrol in East Cork, 14–19 June 192133. The Trial by Military Court of Patrick Higgins, 17 June 192134. The Carrigshane Ambush and the Ballycotton Shootings, 3 July 192135. The Cumann na mBan in East Cork36. Roadside Mines37. IRA, Crown Forces and Civilian Fatalities in East CorkList of AppendicesAppendicesSources and BibliographyPlates Section