Rebel Cork's Fighting Story 1916 21

Rebel Cork's Fighting Story is a treasure trove of information and intriguing detail recording the events of the War of Independence in the words of the people who fought and those who wrote about it at the time. It includes a selection of original pictures from the war and reports from both Kilmichael and Crossbarry. The first volley killed the driver, Private Hall, but did not cause the lorry to crash or go out of control as the wheel was immediately taken by the auxiliary driver, who stepped on the accelerator. Under heavy fore from the IRA position on the left hand side of the road the lorry continued on its course while frantic efforts were made by young Volunteers on the opposite side to pull down the tree that would bring it to a halt or wreck it. 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 Tómas 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.