Rebel Streets of Cork 1919 - 1923

Friday, May 8, 2020

North Gate Bridge - July 18 1920

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It was a hot Summer Saturday night in Cork city when trouble broke out between retired and serving members of the British army. It beg...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

87 St Patrick Street - November 18 1919

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T.W Murray & Co. Ltd is one of the oldest established businesses on Cork City's main thoroughfare.  The gun shop drew the inte...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

St Patrick Street - April 21 1923

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It was Saturday night and a number of youths were hanging out near the ruins of the Munster Arcade, burnt by British forces three years...
Monday, April 27, 2020

St Patrick Street - December 8 1922

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December 8th was not only an important date in the church calendar but it was also a day which saw an influx of shoppers into cities t...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

St Patrick's Quay - February 7 1921

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It was 6 o'clock on Sunday evening when 17 year old Patrick O'Sullivan was hanging out at Patrick's Quay with his brother a...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Princes Street/Patrick Street - November 23 1920

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An explosion rocked the area where Princes Street meets Patrick Street on the evening of November 23rd 1920. It resulted in the deaths ...
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