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1937
Denis Cotter was interviewed on the 18th of June 2019 by Colum Cronin
Interview: WCOH0022
The following topics are covered in Sean’s interview.
Life story, childhood, school, education, family, influences, social change, religion, rural life, agriculture, entertainment, emigration, traditions, folklore, folk belief, superstition, electricity, local characters, family history, historical events.
Kilmichael WCOHAS_0030
Denis Cotter speaks about the choice of Kilmichael as the site of the ambush and underlines the role of Cumann na mBan in the preparations. NOTE: The Kilmichael Ambush was the largest ambush of the War of Independence that took place near the village of Kilmichael between Dunmanway and Macroom in West Cork, on 28 November 1920. Thirty-six local Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers killed 17 members of the Royal Irish Constabulary’s Auxiliary Division. Three IRA men were killed in the attack. Survivors of the ambush can be seen recalling the event in 1969 at the following link:
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/1024/1085353-the-kilmichael-ambush/