Order to dump arms followed the death of IRA leader Liam Lynch
The anti-Treaty IRA was losing military momentum when its chief of staff was killed in April 1923
Source: irishtimes.com
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Cork remembers rebel and leader, Liam Lynch, 100 years on from his death
The dying wish of General Liam Lynch was to be buried in Fermoy beside his comrade Mick Fitzgerald. A century after his death, the town remembers the ...
United Kingdom South Tipperary Knockmealdown Mountains Ireland General Irish Republic Mick Fitzgerald
Source: echolive.ie
When a British general was captured and held in Glantane
This is the extraordinary story concerning the capture of General Cuthbert Lucas by the IRA and how a young student from Lackendarra, Glantane was instrumental in saving the town of Fermoy from total destruction by British forces afterwards. Gen. Lucas was the most senior army officer ever captured by the IRA and the British Secretary of State, Winston Churchill, was aghast at such a daring capture and annoyed that such a senior army officer could expose himself to such danger. Before the cent...
Source: independent.ie