
The Battle of Clonmult
The IRA's Worst Defeat
Tom O'Neill(Author)
The History Press Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 7. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7509-9221-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Battle of Clonmult was the IRA's greatest loss of volunteers in a single engagement against Crown Forces. On Sunday, 20 February 1921, at Clonmult near Midleton in County Cork, almost the entire east Cork flying column was wiped out having been surprised by a British Army patrol later reinforced by Auxiliary Police. Only one IRA man escaped the attack. Twelve were killed, seven after they had surrendered, and two of the eight captured were later executed.
In this balanced and factual account of the Battle of Clonmult, Tom O'Neill includes the formation of the column, the events leading to the battle, a detailed account of that terrible day for the IRA locally and nationally, the aftermath, trials, executions and reprisals. This book goes into detail of how the British Army located the column even though the informer had mistakenly directed them to the wrong house, and this revised edition draws on the original 1921 Military Court file of the Clonmult prisoners to provide new information on the battle.
In this balanced and factual account of the Battle of Clonmult, Tom O'Neill includes the formation of the column, the events leading to the battle, a detailed account of that terrible day for the IRA locally and nationally, the aftermath, trials, executions and reprisals. This book goes into detail of how the British Army located the column even though the informer had mistakenly directed them to the wrong house, and this revised edition draws on the original 1921 Military Court file of the Clonmult prisoners to provide new information on the battle.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
16 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-9221-3 (9780750992213)
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E-Book
10/2019
2nd Edition
The History Press Ltd
€18.49
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Book
01/2006
Nonsuch Publishing
€38.56
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Person
TOM O'NEILL has an MA in history from University College Cork and is the author of Spike Island's Republican Prisoners 1921, and two books on The Battle of Clonmult; he is the co-author of two other military books. He lives in Midleton, Co. Cork.