Limerick's Fighting Story 1916 - 21

Told By The Men Who Made It With A Unique Pictorial Record of the Period

The Kerryman, Brian O Conchubhair, Brian O Conchubhair

• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Year: 2009
• ISBN:
  9781781170748
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

Limerick's Fighting Story offers eye witness and first hand accounts of the struggle for independence in Limerick city and county.When the Truce was declared in the War of Independence in July 1921, each of Limerick's brigade areas, west, mid and east had flying columns in the field. While the challenge of city fighting and urban guerrilla tactics were high on the list of concerns for the mid brigade, the east and west flying columns were active raiders and ambush artists.This new edition of the classic Limerick's Fighting Story features stories and reports from every aspect of the conflict in Limerick from the Limerick Heroes of 1916, through the nights of terror and violence in Limerick city as Tans killed residents, to the exploits of the women of Cumman na mBan.

Table of contents

• Map of Limerick
• Contents
• Preface (2009) By Brian ó Conchubhair
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction (2009) By Ruán O’Donnell
• Foreword
• The Irish Volunteers In Limerick City
• Life and Death of Commandant Edward Daly
• Edward Daly’s Command Dublin, 1916
• Con Colbert of Athea, Hero and Martyr
• Seán Heuston’s Life and Death for Ireland
• Bishop O’Dwyer of Limerick Sets the Nation on March to Victory
• Limerick Challenge to British Tyranny
• Daring Rescue of Seán Hogan at knocklong
• Trials and Executions of Edmond Foley and Patrick Maher of Galbally
• When the Ira Held Newcastlewest Town
• Formation of the East Limerick Brigade, Its First Commander
• Destruction of Ballylanders Police Barracks
• Destruction of Kilmallock Ric Barracks
• British Justice as Demonstrated in Kilmallock
• The Flying Column Originated in East Limerick
• Ballinahinch and Bruree Ambushes
• Arms and Ammunition Captured from Defeated Tans at Kildorrery
• Masterly Operations Against Vastly Superior Forces at Grange (Bruff )
• The Ambush at Glenacurrane
• Raids for Arms at Kilballyowen House, Bruff
• Cross of the Tree Ambush
• The Engagement at Caherguillamore, Bruff
• Aeroplane Brought Down Near Kilfinane
• Black and Tans Annihilated at Dromkeen
• IRA Surprised at Shraharla and Lackelly
• The Limerick City Curfew Murders of 7 March 1921
• The Ira Campaign in West Limerick
• Black and Tans in West Limerick
• Brigade Commandant Seán Finn of The West Limerick Column
• The Honourable Mary Spring-Rice
• Father Michael Hayes, Priest and Patriot
• With the Mid-Limerick Brigade 2nd Battalion
• Fianna Éireann in Limerick City
• Gallant Cumann na mBan of Limerick
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