Terror in Cork: the burning of a city
Terror in Cork: the burning of a city It was an act of revenge that destroyed a city and terrorised its inhabitants. Gerry White tells the story of the Burning of Cork • 10 Dec 2020 On the morning of 11 December 1920, a climate of fear and uncertainty hung over the city of Cork. Though Christmas was a mere two weeks away, the people of the city had little to be cheerful about. That morning, Cork was a city at war. The previous eleven months had seen Cork No. 1 Brigade of the IRA intensify its campaign of guerrilla warfare against the forces of the Crown. In response, the British authoriti...
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