We are delighted to officially launch the archaeological maps that have been created as a result of the Kilcommon Ambush archaeology project. This work was undertaken by Abarta Heritage Ltd as part of Tipperary’s Decade of Centenaries Programme financed by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The maps identify the major…
Tara Clarke of Abarta Heritage and the Landscapes of Revolution Project describes the Research Workshop and Memory Sharing event we recently held with the local community in Kilcommon, Co. Tipperary. One of the aims of the Landscapes of Revolution Project is to work with local communities to uncover their revolutionary past. Significant detail about events…
Thursday 2nd of September at 19.00, Kilcommon Community Centre, Kilcommon, Co. Tipperary Come along to the Landscapes of Revolution Workshop hosted by Abarta Heritage at Kilcommon Community Centre. All are welcome to attend this free event which will be held on Thursday the 2nd of September from 19.00 to 21.00. Drop in at any time…
A key element of the Landscapes of Revolution Project has been the identification and mapping of Safe Houses. These civilian homes and premises became increasingly important networks as 1920 progressed, and more and more volunteers were being forced “on the run.” Their central importance only accelerated following the formation of IRA Active Service Units (“Flying…
As part of our work for Tipperary County Council Decade of Centenaries Programme (funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media) on the mapping the 1920 Kilcommon Ambush, we delivered an online project inception talk on 21 July 2021. The talk covers a range of topics, from the background to the…
Our work on the Kilcommon Ambush was covered by Tipp FM as we ramp up with the project. You can catch it over on the Abarta Heritage post on the project by clicking here, with the audio embedded at the base of the piece.
One of the projects we have been engaged in recently is an analysis of the archaeological landscape of the August 1922 Battle for Cork, the largest engagement of the revolutionary decade in the county. Despite its scale and importance (the engagement led to the fall of Cork City), no detailed efforts to identify and map…
The Kilcommon Ambush of 16 December 1920 was one of the most significant carried out by the No. 1 (North) Tipperary IRA Brigade Flying Column during the War of Independence. Tipperary County Council have appointed the archaeologists of the Landscapes of Revolution Project from Abarta Heritage to work with local historians and the local community…
One of the main aims of the Landscapes of Revolution Project is to identify and raise awareness of the surviving landscapes of our revolutionary past, and offer communities new ways of conceptualising and interacting with the history and archaeology of the period. Over recent years, the project has invested considerable time in analysing the 1920…
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…
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