Fermoy Ireland | The Garrison Town That Sparked Ireland's War Of Independence

Join me as we explore Fermoy, County Cork - where Ireland's War of independence truly began. In 1807, this town had 2,000 civilians and 2,000 British soldiers. One soldier for every man, woman, and child. This wasn't a town with a garrison - this was a garrison with a town attached.

🎯 What You'll See:
• The 1919 Church Ambush - where the first British soldier of the War of Independence was killed.
• The only successful IRA raid on a British military barracks (1920).
• Famine Relief Walls from the 1840s Great Famine.
• Kent Bridge and the River Blackwater.
• The transformation of British barracks into GAA pitches and rugby grounds.

📍 Location: Fermoy, North County Cork, Ireland

This is the story of a town battered by history - from the Great Famine of the 1740s and 1840s, through British military occupation, to becoming the birthplace of Ireland's War of Independence.

⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction & N72 Approach
1:40 - Kent Bridge & River Blackwater
3:50 - 1919 Church Ambush (First British Soldier Killed)
5:30 - Michael Fitzgerald Hunger Strike Memorial
6:27 - Famine Relief Walls
8:05 - Blackwater River & Town Development
11:03 - 1920 Barracks Raid (Only Successful Attack)
13:14 - Faber-Castell Pencil 
13:50 - Rugby Grounds (Former New Barracks)
17:33 - GAA Pitch (Former Old Barracks)
19:40 - Closing & Call to Action



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