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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 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.
Major Haig ordered them to 'prepare to fire', whereupon they the
fired indiscriminately, point blank, at the people in the street.
Four people were killed and thirty-seven wounded. All Ireland
seethed with indignation . . . ' This new edition of Dublin's
Fighting Story with an introduction by Diarmaid Ferriter features
stories and reports from every aspect of the War of Independence,
from the formation of the Fianna Eireann and the Volunteers,
through the Great Dublin Strike and Lock-out in 1913 and the 1916
Rising to the death of Sean Treacy in a bloody street shoot-out,
the triumph and tragedy of Bloody Sunday and the burning of the
Customs House. Dublin's Fighting Story offers the perspective of
the eye witnesses and fighting men themselves to the struggle for
independence in Dublin.
Limerick's Fighting Story offers eye witness and first hand
accounts of the struggle for independence in Limerick city and
county.When the Truce was declared in the War of Independence in
July 1921, each of Limerick's brigade areas, west, mid and east had
flying columns in the field. While the challenge of city fighting
and urban guerrilla tactics were high on the list of concerns for
the mid brigade, the east and west flying columns were active
raiders and ambush artists.This new edition of the classic
Limerick's Fighting Story features stories and reports from every
aspect of the conflict in Limerick from the Limerick Heroes of
1916, through the nights of terror and violence in Limerick city as
Tans killed residents, to the exploits of the women of Cumman na
mBan.
Almost a century ago a small body of men engaged in combat with the
armed forces of an Empire. Militarily they were weak. Their
strength lay in their faith in their cause and in the unflinching
support of a civilian population which refused to be cowed by
threats or by violence.This new edition of Kerry's Fighting Stories
features stories and reports from every aspect of the conflict,
from the formation of the Volunteers in Kerry early in the
twentieth century, through the first casualties as the Easter
Rising took its toll and on to the campaigns in the East and West
of the county during the war of Independence itself. With barracks
attacks, ambushes, shootings and even engagements with warships, it
brings to life a conflict that is fading from the collective memory
of the county and country.Kerry's Fighting Stories offers a
fascinating perspective on the struggle for independence in Kerry
directly from the men who took part in the actions themselves.
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