Successful raid for weapons by Volunteers on Cork Grammar School at Wellington Road.

July 8, 1918

First attack on Royal Irish Constabulary at Beal a Ghleanna.

Donnachada MacNiallghuis rescued from Cork Jail.

IRA raid Murray's gun shop at Patrick Street for arms and ammunition.

Capture of Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks in East Cork.

Tomas MacCurtain, Officer Commanding Cork No. 1 Brigade, elected Lord Mayor of Cork.

Capture of Castlemartyr RIC Barracks in East Cork.

IRA attack RIC despatch party  near Union Quay, Cork city.

Black and Tans arrive in Ireland. In Cork city, they establish their headquarters at Empress Place, Summerhill.

RIC District Inspector McDonagh shot and seriously wounded.

RIC member Timothy Scully shot dead at Glanmire.

Shooting of RIC Constable Murtagh at Popes Quay, Cork city.

Tomas MacCurtain shot dead at his home at Thomas Davis Street.

Terence MacSwiney elected Lord Mayor of Cork.

Burning of income tax offices at South Mall and South Terrace and Togher RIC barracks in Cork city.

Capture of Cloyne RIC Barracks in East Cork.

RIC Sergeant Garvey and Constable Harrington shot dead.

Burning of Commons Road RIC barracks in Cork city.

Blarney RIC barracks attacked by large party of IRA..

Ambush of Cameron Regiment near Midleton in East Cork

June 21, 1920

Attack on Farran RIC barracks

Blackrock RIC barracks, on outskirts of Cork City, is attacked and set on fire.

Military vehicle from Victoria Barracks hijacked at Cork Railway Station.

Three RIC barracks burned - at King Street, St. Lukes and Lower Glanmire Road, Cork city.

Two British Army lorries captured and burned at Dennehy's Cross, Cork city.

Divisional Commissioner Gerald Bryce-Ferguson Smyth shot dead by the IRA at County Club, South Mall. 

Aug 21, 1920

Shooting dead of RIC Sergeant Daniel Maunsell at Inchigeelagh

In Blackpool, the first of a week-long series of gun attacks on British curfew patrols in the city takes place.

Ambush of Cameron Highlanders at Whiterock, Midleton.

Republican prisoners at Cork gaol begin hunger strike.

City Hall raided by British army personnel. Terence McSweeney arrested - begins hunger strike.

RIC District Inspector Swanzy shot dead in Lisburn by members of Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA.

Full time city Active Service Unit formed from the 1st and 2nd Battalions, No. 1 Brigade.

Failed attempted capture of General Strickland at McCurtain Street.

Shooting of RIC Constable Chave at Patrick Street, Cork city.

One British Auxiliary shot dead and another injured in attack in Cork city centre.

One British soldier killed and three wounded in attack on military lorry at Barrack Street, Cork city.

Sean O'Hegarty assumes command of Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA.

Death of Volunteer Joe Murphy on hunger strike at Cork Prison.

Death of Terence MacSwiney on hunger strike at Brixton Prison.

Two Royal Artillery intelligence officers shot dead by IRA near Glenville, north of Cork city.

Three British army officers shot dead by IRA at Waterfall, on outskirts of Cork city.

RIC Sergeant J. O'Donoghue shot dead at White Street.

Three civilians shot dead by Black and Tans at Broad Street, Broad Lane and North Mall in Cork city.

Week-long spate of bomb and arson attacks by Anti Sinn Fein Society begins in Cork city centre.

Three members of Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA killed in explosion at Patrick Street, Cork city.

British army intelligence officer shot dead by IRA near Ballincollig.

Volunteer William Heffernan shot dead by British forces at Castlemartyr.

Parish halls in Cork city at Blackrock and Douglas burned down by Anti Sinn Fein Society.

Thomas Ashe (Sinn Fein) Club, Morrison's Island, burned down by British sympathisers.

RIC constable Maurice Prendeville shot dead at Youghal.

Daring escape by Volunteers in Cloyne.

Delaney brothers shot dead by British forces at Dublin Hill, Cork city.

Auxiliaries ambushed at Dillons Cross.

Burning of Cork city centre and City Hall.

Offices and machinery of Cork Examiner newspaper destroyed.

Three Black and Tans shot dead and three seriously wounded in IRA attack at Midleton's Main Street.

Black and Tan reinforcements suffer casualties when ambushed at Mile Bush near Midleton.

First 'official'  British reprisals are carried out in Midleton.

Parnell Bridge ambush - Two RIC members shot dead and five wounded. Five civilians also wounded.

Constables Carroll and Sheehan of the RIC shot and wounded in IRA attack in Cork city.

RIC Sergeant Bloxham shot dead and Head Constable Larkin wounded in ambush at Waterfall.

IRA suffer losses at Dripsey Ambush, ten miles west of Cork city.

Separate Cork city command of the IRA formed - Thomas Crofts appointed Officer Commanding.

Captain Joseph Murphy, No 2. Brigade IRA, executed at Victoria Barracks, Cork city.

Three Black and Tans shot dead in ambush at Ballinhassig, about seven miles west of Cork city.

I.R.A. suffer major losses at Clonmult in East Cork.

Feb 25, 1921

Ambush of Auxiliaries at Coolnacahera (Coolavokig), on the road between Ballyvourney and Macroom.

Six members of the IRA executed at the military detention barracks in Cork city.

Series of retaliatory attacks against British forces in Cork city - six soldiers killed and at least six  wounded.

Setback for IRA in foiled Passage West ambush.

Charles Daly of C Company, 2nd Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA, shot dead.

British troops wounded when land mine explodes under their lorry at Churchtown North, near Midleton.

RIC Constable John Cyril MacDonald shot dead at Cove Street, Cork city.

Tadhg O'Sullivan of C Company, 2nd Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA shot dead.

Dramatic rescue of three IRA officers from Spike Island.

RIC Constable Fredrick Sterland shot dead at Cook Street, Cork city.

British troops take over Moore's Hotel and Hibernian Hall in Cork city for use as military outposts.

Local man Willie Brandsfield shot dead at Carrigtwohill by soldiers from the Cameron Highlanders regiment.

Five members of the security forces shot dead by the IRA in Midleton.

Three RIC members killed in ambush at Watercourse Road, Cork city.

In Carrigtwohill, three men are taken from their homes and shot dead by the Cameron Highlanders.

Father James O'Callaghan murdered by Black and Tans at the home of Liam de Roiste, TD.

Stephen Dorman, E Company, 2nd Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA shot dead at Douglas Street.

Houses at Shandon Street and Blackpool burned in retaliation for attacks on crown forces in Cork city.

Dairmuid O'Hurley East Cork battalion column leader shot dead by Black and Tans.

Bomb attack on band members of 2nd. Hampshire regiment at Youghal - seven killed and ten wounded.

RIC barracks at Tuckey Street, Shandon Street and Douglas burned in Cork city.

IRA Commandant Leo Murphy shot dead by Black and Tans at Waterfall, a few miles west of Cork city.

British forces suffer a number of casualties in landmine explosion at Carrigshane Cross, near Midleton.

RIC member shot dead at Ballinhassig .

Denis Spriggs shot dead at Blarney Road, Cork city.

July 10, 1921

Four British soldiers shot dead at the Lough, Cork city.