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December 11, 2015 by Choosing the Green

Sweet Revenge, the burning of Cork

Whoever first said that revenge is best served cold did not live in Ireland in 1920. In Cork city, revenge was a burning hot firestorm and it left many homes, businesses, and lives in its disastrous wake.

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Posted in Ireland, Irish History, on this day, Uncategorized, War of independence
Tagged American Irish, arson, Auxiliaries, Black and Tans, collusion, Cork, Cork burning, English soldiers, firestarter, Flying Columns, history, IRA, Ireland, Irish history, Militarized police, reprisal killings, revenge, Tom Barry, War for Independence
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