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Dec 11, 2020 · One hundred years ago an ambush on an Auxiliary patrol at Dillon's Cross in Cork city on the night of 11 December 1920 preceded the destruction of the commercial heart of the city by British...
The City Hall, Cork (Irish: Halla na Cathrach, Corcaigh) is a civic building in Cork, Ireland which houses the administrative headquarters of Cork City Council.
City Hall is one of the most splendid buildings of Cork. The current structure, replaced the old City Hall, which was destroyed in ‘The burning of Cork’, in 1920. It was designed by Architects Jones and Kelly and built by Cork Company Sisks.
Pages in category "Police officers from Cork (city)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.
Pages in category "Police officers from County Cork" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
On Thursday 12 August 1920, the British Military surrounded Cork City Hall and arrested the Lord Mayor, Terence MacSwiney, and ten other prominent Sinn Féiners who were adjudicating in courts or acting as Officers of the Courts.
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With the benefit of hindsight at 100 years remove, and taken in the context of escalating violence and tension throughout that year, it was hardly surprising that a major police retaliation took...
