Irish War of Independence - IRA ambush in the city
Time: Saturday Dec 11, 1920
Place: Cork, Ireland
Details: On 11 December, the centre of Cork City was burnt out by the Black and Tans, who then shot at firefighters trying to tackle the blaze, in reprisal for an IRA ambush in the city on 11 December 1920 which killed one Auxiliary and wounded eleven.
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