By that time Macroom Castle was occupied by the IRA. An armed British troop contingent from Ballincollig was looking for four of its missing men and had heavy field guns trained on the Castle.

He said the deaths of the seven men while working to clear a landmine laid by the anti-Treaty IRA at Carrigaphooka, 4km west of Macroom, on September 16th, 1922 should not be forgotten by those ...

DISAPPEARED : Lieutennant Ronald Hendy disappeared by the IRA near Macroom in 1922. His body was recovered the following year. Previously British deserters were regarded as a valuable source of ...

the West Cork Brigade of the IRA ambushed a police patrol near the village of Kilmichael, 12 kilometres south of Macroom. The ambush resulted in the deaths of three IRA Volunteers – Pat Deasy ...

Monty’s arrival had been anticipated by the IRA in Macroom, which gathered flying columns from the surrounding area and mined part of the road. Montgomery appears to have been unaware of the ...

The British soldiers were based on the nearby town of Macroom and were on patrol when 36 members of the IRA led by Commander Tom Barry ambushed them at a lonely, winding section of road.

On the 6th of June 1921, up to 10,000 British troops descended on the Clydagh Valley to sweep the area for Republicans. With additional air support, the British launched their massive sweep as ...

They hid them under heavy clothing such as the hooded ‘Macroom Cloak.’ It was not unusual for Molly to smuggle two or three revolvers at a time in this fashion from one IRA company area to ...

Long-forgotten files in the UK National Archives in London show that the Kilmichael ambush was “a fight to the finish”. Sixteen members of the much-hated RIC Auxiliary division were killed on ...