Civil War Battle For Cork

[SoundMan]

Anyone here read John Borgonovo's Battle For Cork about the Free Staters landing in Passage West in behind IRA held Cork and then sweeping around through Rochestown, Douglas, and on into Cork. I think it was the begining of the end for the Republicans who then had a battle on a number of fronts in Munster.

An important period of our history with Griffith and Collins being dead in little over a fortnight and quite a number of people on both sides killed in what is today an upmarket suburb of the city with little or no evidence of the killings that went on there 100 years ago.

The Lord Mayor, from Maryborough herself, unveiled a plaque at one of the more important battle areas of the Battle for Cork, Cronin's Cottage just up the hill from Garryduff last week, to commemorate those on both sides who gave their lives. There was also a wreath laid on the nearby "Battle Gate"

 

[an liathroid beag]

Anyone here read John Borgonovo's Battle For Cork about the Free Staters landing in Passage West in behind IRA held Cork and then sweeping around through Rochestown, Douglas, and on into Cork. I think it was the begining of the end for the Republicans who then had a battle on a number of fronts in Munster.

An important period of our history with Griffith and Collins being dead in little over a fortnight and quite a number of people on both sides killed in what is today an upmarket suburb of the city with little or no evidence of the killings that went on there 100 years ago.

The Lord Mayor, from Maryborough herself, unveiled a plaque at one of the more important battle areas of the Battle for Cork, Cronin's Cottage just up the hill from Garryduff last week, to commemorate those on both sides who gave their lives. There was also a wreath laid on the nearby "Battle Gate"

A master military stroke by the free state and ahead of its time, an amphibious military landing behind enemy lines, they did the same in Kerry to roll up the republicans in Cork Kerry. Later emulated by the Americans, in Normandy, Anzio, Southern France and in Inchon in Korea, An incredible difficult exercise against a defended coastline (Normandy Dieppe) and Taiwan???

 

[Handy Run]

A master military stroke by the free state and ahead of its time, an amphibious military landing behind enemy lines, they did the same in Kerry to roll up the republicans in Cork Kerry. Later emulated by the Americans, in Normandy, Anzio, Southern France and in Inchon in Korea, An incredible difficult exercise against a defended coastline (Normandy Dieppe) and Taiwan???

Had they serious gear for this? Honest question

 

[an liathroid beag]

Had they serious gear for this? Honest question

They basically had complete surprise, and military equipment and possibly ships supplied by the British!

 

[Handy Run]

They basically had complete surprise, and military equipment and possibly ships supplied by the British!

I meant the coastline defence

 

[The High King]

I meant the coastline defence

Fellas with guns.
No good really.

 

[an liathroid beag]

I meant the coastline defence

The British were in control of Cork Harbour and its defences were such that it would be impenetrable, so they had the permission of the British and they landed without opposition, but the opposition happened in the march to the city.

 

[The High King]

The British were in control of Cork Harbour and its defences were such that it would be impenetrable, so they had the permission of the British and they landed without opposition, but the opposition happened in the march to the city.

No they didn't

 

[markyboy]

Bullet holes and battlefields: archaeology of the Battle for Cork

Traces of the Civil War can be found in bullet holes that mark buildings and gateposts around Ireland But this period has been comparatively ignored by archaeological investigations - until now. Damian Shiels tells how the Battle for Cork left its mark

www.rte.ie

 

[SoundMan]

Bullet holes and battlefields: archaeology of the Battle for Cork

Traces of the Civil War can be found in bullet holes that mark buildings and gateposts around Ireland But this period has been comparatively ignored by archaeological investigations - until now. Damian Shiels tells how the Battle for Cork left its mark

www.rte.ie

For anyone wanting to view the Battlefield Gate and Cronins Cottage today you can walk/drive up to it from Garryduff heading towards Maryborogh Hill, it's on your left. See Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps/@51.8633783,-8.4005787,20.54z.

There's a wreath on the gate and a plaque on the wall commemorating the "heavy casualties on both sides" after 400 Free State Troops had landed in Passage.