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  • Collection: Decade of Centenaries - Resources

Kilkenny County Council Minutes: 1910 -1914
The four Minute Books cover the period 1910 - 1926, the period from Home Rule, the War of Independence and the Civil War. Against the background of these national developments, the roll-out of local services continued.
“Supported by the Department…

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A company of 14 IRA Volunteers ambushed a convoy of 7 soldiers from the Royal Devonshire Regiment in Friary Street, on the 12 February 1921. resulting in the deaths of 2 of the attackers and a civilian.

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The Kilkenny Brigade attempted to ambush a military escort transporting explosives from the Castlecomer Barracks to the Wolfhill Coal-Mine on the 18th June 1921. However, their plans were betrayed to the Royal Devonshire Regiment. As a result, the…

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A group of Free state soldiers opened fire on Anti-Treaty IRA Volunteers in 1922 resulting in one death near Johnstown.

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Site of ‘incidents with the Black and Tans in local public house in 1921, later in 1923 the site of a ‘small house burning’ by Free State soldiers

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British soldiers withdrew from Kilkenny Military Barracks on the 7th February 1922. It was also the scene of a homicide and the execution of two Anti-Treaty volunteers in 1922.

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Bessborough House, now Kildaton College was the victim of an arson attack on March 1st 1923. The Bessborough Estate had being used by anti-Treaty forces prior to this. It was set on fire in an unauthorised action by Free State forces on March 1st. It…

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Woodstock House had been occupied by the Auxiliaries during the War of Independence and later in 1922 by Free State troops. In June 1922, they abandoned the House as fighting intensified nation-wide. On 2nd July 1922, the House was set on fire by…

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Scene of a short engagement after it was occupied by Anti-Treaty forces in May 1922. It was captured by Free state forces after a 12 siege. The Castle suffered minor damage mainly broken windows and internal damage
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