On This Day in 1921, Cork City centre was burnt by Churchill’s Black and Tan Klan in response to an IRA ambush in the citys northside

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  1. As far as I’m concerned you can call the Black and Tans anything you like – they deserve no honour or title. Scum.

  2. 1 ex auxiliary when interviewed years later about the event and why they went on an arson and robbery rampage simply stated ” well it was Christmas” . Least we forget these were dangerous terrorists who delighted in subjugating the people of Cork by stealing from shops, burning down businesses / homes and randomly shooting at civilians.

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