War of Independence ambush to be ‘recreated’

Descendants and relatives of Irish Volunteers who fought in one of Cork’s major War of Independence ambushes are being invited to walk in their ancestors’ footsteps.

A search has been launched to track down the descendants of the men involved in the Cúl na Catharach ambush, near Baile Mhúirne, on February 25, 1921.

The commemoration will involve the descendants retracing the steps of the Volunteers, but bearing flags instead of guns, as they walk between the various positions taken by the freedom-fighters. As many as 100 flags will be carried in the commemoration, on Sunday, September 11, which is being held to coincide with an annual event in honour of Baile Mhúirne Gaelic scholar and activist, An Dochtúir Dónal Ó Loingsigh.