610K views · 6.2K reactions | Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Kilmichael Ambush. The engagement at Kilmichael was the first between the IRA and the previously invincible Auxilaries and one of the most important battles of the Tan War. The British establishment could not comprehend how 18 battle-hardened officers fell in combat against what they previously dismissed as a 'rabble'. | Sinn Féin Ireland | Facebook

Kilmichael Ambush Anniversary #irishhistory | Davy Holden Music

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3.8K views · 30 reactions | EDUCATIONAL CONTENT: The first ambush of the Irish War of Independence against the British Empire by our hero, DAN BREEN. #irishhistory #warofindependence #tipperary #ireland #britain | Bertie Brosnan Films | Facebook

Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin;[1] 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.[2] During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a government minister of the self-declared Irish Republic. He was then Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State from January 1922 and commander-in-chief of t

The largest ambush of the War of Independence took place near the village of Kilmichael between Dunmanway and Macroom in West Cork, on 28 November 1920. The volunteers were led by General Tom Barry an IRA commander during the War of Independence and the mastermind of the Kilmichael ambush. #Kilmichael #kilmichaelambush #generaltombarry #cork #warofindependence #irishhistory #irish #history | Irish Ballads