Our latest map is the third in the series commissioned by Cork County Council, and examines the archaeological landscape of the May 1920 attack on Cloyne RIC Barracks in East Cork. It follows previous maps we have undertaken for this project that explore the 1920 Mallow Military Barracks Raid and the 1921 attack on Rosscarbery…
Below arranged alphabetically are those men known to have served in ‘B’ (Midleton) Company, 4th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade as of 11 July 1921. The information is transcribed from original scans of the IRA Nominal Rolls at the Military Service Pensions Collection (MA/MSPC/RO/31) which can be accessed online via The Military Archives website here.…
Below arranged alphabetically are those women known to have served in Midleton District Council of Cumman n mBan, 4th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade Area as of 11 July 1921. The information is transcribed from original scans of the Cumann na mBan Nominal Rolls at the Military Service Pensions Collection (MA/MSPC/CMB/12) which can be accessed…
Below arranged alphabetically are those men known to have served in 4th Battalion Command, Cork No. 1 Brigade as of 11 July 1921. The information is transcribed from original scans of the IRA Nominal Rolls at the Military Service Pensions Collection (MA/MSPC/RO/31) which can be accessed online via The Military Archives website here. The addresses…
The Company designations and strengths of the 4th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade as of July 1921. The information is transcribed from original scans of the IRA Nominal Rolls at the Military Service Pensions Collection (MA/MSPC/RO/31) which can be accessed online via The Military Archives website here. COMPANY LOCATION STRENGTH JULY 1921 A Cobh 201…
Remarks delivered for the occasion of the 2020 Thomas Kent Memorial Park Remembrance Day in Rostellan, Co. Cork. As part of this virtual talk the opportunity was taken to explore some of the local archaeology relating to the War of Independence and Civil War in this area, and incorporate them into the resultant video, which…
Demonstrating how surviving elements of Ireland’s landscapes of revolution can be identified is the central aim of this project. There has never been a nationwide effort to undertake this work, which is vital if we are to appropriately manage our Revolutionary-era heritage. Following on from projects such as the one undertaken at Knockraha, we began…
Recently the images we shared back in 2017 of IRA volunteers in Midleton photographed c. 1922 went viral online. Part of the Dick Cashman/John Fenton Collection, a number of people asked where in the town they were taken. The images were exposed in the Constabulary Barracks, presumably at some point during 1922, as the Civil…
The past couple of posts have updated you on our progress in Midleton, dealing with the ambush and consequent reprisals. This post is an appeal, and it moves further afield then Midleton. As shown with the work so far, community involvement is absolutely vital in identifying these War of Independence sites. In Midleton, it was…
One of the major aims of this project is to identify surviving sites that played a role in the War of Independence. Michael Fletcher, the Middle Tennessee State University PhD student who has been working on the project over recent months, has been attempting to confirm the locations of the buildings burned on Midleton’s Main…
The Landscapes of Revolution team were delighted recently to take delivery of a large number of historic Midleton photographs. The photographs were graciously loaned by local resident John Fenton. Many of the pictures were collected by John’s uncle, noted bandleader and local historian, the late Dick Cashman, and they include Cashman’s valuable annotations concerning Midleton’s…
Thanks to everyone for all their positive reaction to the news of the project. We wish to invite those interested in it to a free talk we will be delivering at Midleton Library on Thursday next, 17th November at 7pm. The talk will discuss the importance of this archaeological heritage, give some examples from the…
Landscapes of Revolution 