#OnThisDay 1921 Black and Tans kill three civilians in Mallow, Cork after an IRA assassination attempt that resulted in the death of the RIC County Inspector’s wife, Mrs King while Mr King was only wounded. One of the three civilians was only 17 years old. Another a father of eight. The third man, a fireman, tried to rescue a wounded victim and was hit and died.
#OnThisDay 1913 The Ulster Volunteer Force was founded by the Unionist Council. They aimed to fight the British Government against the introduction of Home Rule in Ireland. Within a year, their numbers swelled to 100,000&smuggled guns in from Germany. #Ireland #History #BrexitDay
#OnThisDay 1972 Thirteen unarmed peaceful protestors were shot dead by soldiers of the British Army in Derry. Another will die a month later & there are many more wounded from rubber bullets including some who were hit by armoured vehicles. This is known as Bloody Sunday. Seven of the deceased were teenagers, six of whom were only 17. The British soldiers and the Widgery Report tried to put the blame on the protesters but the Saville Report proved that the Widgery Report was a whitewash and that several soldiers were guilty of unprovoked murder.
#OnThisDay 1954 Dr Dorothy Stopford Price passed away. During the Irish War of Independence, Stopford would often tend to wounded Volunteers in Cork. Dr Stopford was also elemental in the eradication of TB & the introduction of the vital BCG vaccine for children.
#OnThisDay 1863 Brigadier General Michael Corcoran, from Sligo, led his Irish Legion into their first battle against Confederate forces at Deserted House/Kelly’s Store in Suffolk, Virginia. The Irish won the battle & drove the Confederates back two miles. #Ireland #History
The Irish at War 