The Kilmichael Ambush took place on November 28, 1920, during Ireland's War of Independence. On the 102nd anniversary of the seismic event, IrishCentral looks back at when veterans of the attack ...

British forces in Ireland suffered their greatest defeat during the War of Independence when men from the West Cork Brigade of the IRA killed 18 Auxiliaries at Kilmichael on November 28th, 1920. Three ...

ONE of the most famous victories in the Irish War for Independence is the focus of a special Fáilte Isteach programme on RTÉ Radio 1 to mark to the 88th anniversary of the Kilmichael ambush. On ...

Kilmichael, 1 December 1920 - At least 15 members of the Auxiliary police force were killed in an ambush in west Cork on 28 November 1920. In addition to the number confirmed dead at the scene, a ...

Controversial claims IRA commander Tom Barry invented the story of a false surrender by Auxiliaries at the Kilmichael ambush in 1920 have been challenged by a historian. In 1998, historian Peter Hart ...

On the 100th anniversary of the Kilmichael Ambush, historian Meda Ryan details the attack that was recognised as one of the turning points in the War of Independence. Tom Barry was appointed the IRA's ...

THE AMBUSH and killing of 17 British army auxiliaries in Co Cork a century ago "changed the course of history", according to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Saturday marked the 100th anniversary ...

Sunday sees the 84th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles in Ireland's War of Independence. But it will be taking place amid intense debate among historians over recent research by a former ...

KILMICHAEL is renowned in song and in story not just nationally but internationally. The parish of the same name has now launched its long awaited first parish history. 'Kilmichael Through The Ages', ...

Cecil Guthrie fled towards safety. He would never make it. Auxiliary policeman and driver Cecil Guthrie had rolled, crawled, then stumbled for miles across country, away from the slaughter on the ...