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Originally published by The Kerryman in 1947, this is one of the four titles in the Fighting Stories Series. It records the events of the War of Independence in the words of the people who fought it and those who wrote about it at the time.
The book features reports on the Cork City Volunteers, the ambushes at Tureengarriffe, Clonbanin, Rathcoole, Tureen and many others, the murder of Tómas MacCurtain, the disastrous battle of Clonmult and the campaigns of the flying columns around the county from Mitchelstown to Blarney. A richly illustrated, 208-page collection with 34 essays, poems, lists, and other accounts, many by those who witnessed or took part in events.
Heavy tanning to pages, the covers on this edition* rarely found in good nick are bright, but show creasing to corners ( esp to the red area on the fornt cover) Original price was 3/6, no date ( this is probably a later reprint of the original 1947 edition. The yellow spine is uncreased, and the binding is tight.
With a selection of original pictures from the conflict and reports from both Kilmichael and Crossbarry, Rebel Cork's Fighting Story is a treasure trove of information and intriguing detail.
