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…
On the 18th June 1921, the Kilkenny IRA Brigade ambushed a party of Black and tans at Sinnott’s Cross, Tubrid, Mooncoin, County Kilkenny. One Black and Tan was killed in the action.
This Memorial commemorates this action
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…
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
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.
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.