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Burning of Cork
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The burning of Cork by British forces took place during the Irish War of Independence on the night of 11–12 December 1920. It followed an Irish Republican Army ambush of a British Auxiliary patrol in
Workers clearing rubble on St Patrick's Street in Cork after the fires
Workers clearing rubble on St Patrick's Street in Cork after the fires
A group of "Black and Tans" and Auxiliaries in Dublin, April 1921
A group of "Black and Tans" and Auxiliaries in Dublin, April 1921
St Patrick's Street, Cork, c. 1900
St Patrick's Street, Cork, c. 1900
Cork City Hall in the 1870s. The building was destroyed during the burning of Cork.
Cork City Hall in the 1870s. The building was destroyed during the burning of Cork.
Black and Tans
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The Black and Tans were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary as reinforcements during the Irish War of Independence. Recruitment began in Great Britain in January 1920, and about 10,
Burning of Cork
…Republican Army (IRA) ambush of a British Auxiliary patrol in the city, which wounded twelve Auxiliaries, one fatally. In retaliation, the Auxiliaries, Black and Tans and British soldiers burned homes near the ambush site, before looting and burning numerous buildings in the centre of Cork, Ireland's third-biggest…
A member of the Auxiliary Division of the RIC in Dublin, smoking and carrying a Lewis gun, February 1921
A member of the Auxiliary Division of the RIC in Dublin, smoking and carrying a Lewis gun, February 1921