Archbishop Daniel J Mannix: Cork-born cleric drew attention to Irish situation

Ryle Dwyer examines the vital part played by one Cork man in highlighting, for the broadest international audience, the blatant contradictions of Britain’s behaviour during the two conflicts.

The impact of the military campaign waged by the IRA during the War of Independence has been greatly distorted in both song and story.

The chorus of one rebel song ended with the lines: “the boys who beat the Black and Tans were boys from the County Cork”.