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{{Infobox military conflict |
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| conflict = Kilbrittain Barracks attack |
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| partof = the [[Irish War of Independence]] |
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| date = January 1921 |
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| place = [[Kilbrittain]], [[County Cork]] |
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| result = IRA withdrawal |
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| combatant1 = {{Flag icon|Ireland}} [[Irish Republican Army]]<br>([[Third West Cork Brigade]]) |
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| combatant2 = {{Flag icon|UK}} [[Royal Irish Constabulary]]<br>([[Black and Tans]]) |
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| commander1 = [[Tom Barry (Irish republican)|Tom Barry]] |
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| commander2 = Unknown |
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| casualties1 = None |
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}}{{Campaignbox Irish War of Independence}} |
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The '''Kilbrittain Barracks attack''' refers to aborted attempts, by members of the [[Third West Cork Brigade]] of the [[Irish Republican Army]], to attack the barracks of the [[Black and Tans]] in [[Kilbrittain]], [[County Cork]] during the [[Irish War of Independence]]. |
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==Background== |
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Towards the end of 1920, members of the Third West Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) planned an attack on the barracks of the Black and Tans in Kilbrittain, County Cork. The IRA volunteers planned to plant a mine against a door or wall and to then storm the barracks immediately after the explosion.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} |
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A [[improvised explosive device|"home-made" mine]] was made, consisting of 30 pounds of [[gelignite]] and gun cotton encased in a wooden box. To detonate it, the volunteers had an electric detonator which was connected to an exploder by a cable.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} |
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==Attempts== |
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On the night of 31 December 1920, and again in mid-January 1921, two attempts were made on the barracks. On both occasions the |
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mines failed to explode, and the attacks were aborted.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/bureau-of-military-history-1913-1921/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1353.pdf | publisher = Bureau of Military History | website = militaryarchives.ie | last = O'Brien | first = Denis | date = 1956 | title = Statement by Witness - Document No. W.S. 1.353 - Witness: Denis O'Brien, Adamstown, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork.| quote = On the night of 31st December 1920, and again about mid-January 1921, Kilbrittain barracks R.I.C. was attacked, but, on each occasion, the attack proved abortive as the mines failed to explode}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Chronology of the Irish War of Independence]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~corkcounty/Timeline/Third%20Brigade.htm Cork's War of Independence - List of Third Brigade incidents] |
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{{coord missing|County Cork}} |
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[[Category:Military actions and engagements during the Irish War of Independence]] |
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[[Category:1921 in Ireland]] |
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[[Category:History of County Cork]] |
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[[Category:Battles and conflicts without fatalities]] |
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[[Category:January 1921 events]] |
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