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The first extensive and balanced account of the actions that happened in east Cork during the War of Independence. East Cork was a very dangerous area during the Irish War of Independence. Several major and minor actions between the IRA and Crown Forces took place there during 1920 and 1921, including the first RIC Barracks to be captured and destroyed at Carrigtwohill. Other significant events include the capture of Castlemartyr and Cloyne RIC barracks, the ambush at Mile Bush near Midleton where a British Army bicycle patrol was relieved of their weapons, and the IRA ambush of an RIC foot patrol in Midleton. This period also saw the first official reprisals, the disastrous battle at Clonmult, the Cobh quarry attack, and the Bunker Hill ambush. This book includes all the major and minor engagements between the IRA and Crown Forces; the actions described have never before been so extensively researched and published in such a comprehensive and balanced fashion. AUTHOR: Tom O'Neill worked as the facilities manager on Spike Island with the Prison Service from 1989 - 2003. When Spike opened as a heritage centre he set himself the task of researching the 1921 prison. He is the author of The Battle of Clonmult and has an MA in History from University College Cork. 60 b/w illustrations

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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.

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