Lissarda Ambush 100 Years On

Lissarda Ambush 100 years on: On 22^nd August 1920 a group of Irish volunteers under the command of Patrick O’Leary attacked an RIC patrol just outside Lissarda Village in Mid Cork. The only fatality in the ambush was Michael Galvin, Quarter Master with the Irish Volunteers. Michael was a local man, married with two young children, and his memory is honoured with a monument on the Cork side of Lissarda village. The special 100^th anniversary of the ambush  is being commemorated this August by Kilmurry Historical & Archaeological Association with the launch of both an exhibition in Independence Museum Kilmurry and a book about the ambush by local historian Mary O’Mahony. The exhibition will educate the audience about those involved in the ambush as well as local events at the time and will be open to the public from 2pm Sunday August 23^rd 2020 at Independence Museum Kilmurry . The book ‘Lissarda Ambush’ gives an in-depth account of the ambush and those who participated on both sides. It will be available for sale from that weekend also. The exhibition will be on display from launch date throughout September. Museum opening times are Thurs to Sun 2-5pm but can be visited at other times by prior request. Contact Kilmurry.historical@gmail.com or 021 7336932 with enquiries.