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Tooreen ambush

1920 in IrelandAmbushes in EuropeBritish Army in the Irish War of IndependenceConflicts in 1920History of County Cork
Military actions and engagements during the Irish War of IndependenceOctober 1920 eventsUse Hiberno-English from February 2018

The Tooreen ambush (also known as the Toureen ambush or Ballinhassig ambush) was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 22 October 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place near Roberts Farm, Tooreen, near Ballinhassig in County Cork. The IRA ambushed two lorries of British soldiers, killing three and wounding four others. The British surrendered and their weapons and ammunition were seized by the IRA. Later that night, British soldiers went on a rampage in nearby Bandon.

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