What the records say
- When
- 16 Jun 1921
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.00° N, 8.75° W
- Description
- 1921 ambush during the Irish War of Independence
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Rathcoole ambush
1921 ambush during the Irish War of Independence
The Rathcoole ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) near the village of Rathcoole in County Cork on 16 June 1921 during the Irish War of Independence. Under the command of Paddy O'Brien, the IRA's 2nd Cork Brigade attacked an armed convoy of the Auxiliary Division returning to their barracks in Millstreet after collecting supplies.
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