Two men are claimed to have been shot during the false surrender, not 3 as given here.
The Kilmichael Ambush stands as one of the most famous actions of the War of Independence but remains shrouded in mystery. An audacious operation which boosted Republican morale and shocked the British government, debate continues over the false surrender alleged by Tom Barry and suggestions he had prisoners executed in cold blood. While the truth is probably somewhere in the middle, it continues to cause controversy 100 years on.
If you are interested in purchasing any of the books used to research this episode, please consider using the affiliate links below to support the continued production of The Irish Nation Lives.
References:
Tom Barry - “Guerilla Days in Ireland” - https://amzn.to/2Jd2Cv9
D. M. Leeson - “The Black & Tans” - https://amzn.to/3fxHY4G
Paul O’Brien - “Havoc” - https://amzn.to/2J7Crpf
Meda Ryan - “Tom Barry” - https://amzn.to/2Jb0LXs
W.H. Kautt - “Ambushes in the War of Independence” in “Atlas of the Irish Revolution” - https://amzn.to/3npOEFj
From gunner to guerrilla - Tom Barry’s road to rebellion
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/from-gunner-to-guerrilla-tom-barry-s-road-to-rebellion-1.4192752
Distant Thunder - The Journal of the Irish Branches of The Western Front Association
https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/media/9459/distant-thunder-issue-3.pdf
Eve Morrison on the Kilmichael Ambush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buVryG55kqs
Kilmichael Revisited: Tom Barry and the ‘False Surrender’
https://www.academia.edu/40821390/Morrison_Kilmichael_Revisited_2012_
Letter: Insight into Peter Hart’s Methods
https://www.southernstar.ie/news/letter-insight-into-peter-harts-methods-4144592
Social Media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theirishnation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIrishNationLives/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theirishnationlives/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/theirishnationlives
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-irish-nation-lives
Main Sources:
Military Archives - http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie
Century Ireland - https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland
Diarmuid Lynch, Irish Revolutionary - http://diarmuidlynch.weebly.com/
The Auxiliary Division - https://theauxiliaries.com/
Atlas of the Irish Revolution - https://amzn.to/3npOEFj
Maurice Walsh - “Bitter Freedom” - https://amzn.to/30Dtutx
Charles Townshend - "The Republic" - https://amzn.to/33AJ0IC
Michael Hopkinson - ”The Irish War of Independence” - https://amzn.to/2Sxif1l
Diarmuid Ferriter - “A Nation and not a Rabble” - https://amzn.to/2SFUiF7
Ronan Fanning - “Fatal Path” - https://amzn.to/3lmswKq
Richard Abbott - “Police Casualties in Ireland 1919 - 1922” - https://amzn.to/3lmsMJo
Photos:
Military Archives
NLI Flickr account
Wiki Commons
