battle, interwar and Second World War

Rathcoole ambush

Name: Rathcoole ambush
Location: County Cork, Ireland

Rathcoole ambush was a battle fought in 1921 at County Cork, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at County Cork. It was part of the Irish War of Independence, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: (See aftermath).

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Fought1921

WhereCounty Cork, Ireland52.000N, 8.750W, placed at the location, approximate

Outcome(See aftermath)

BelligerentsIrish Republic Irish Republican ArmyagainstUKGBI Royal Irish Constabulary; (Auxiliary Division)

Part ofIrish War of Independence1919 to 1921

Where it sits in the Irish War of Independence

3 placed engagements of the Irish War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1921 (year precision)
Place	County Cork, Ireland 52.000N, 8.750W
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	120–140

Placed at County Cork; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Macroom 1650, 18 km SW
Battle of Knocknaclashy 1651, 18 km NW
Siege of Cork 1690, 22 km SE
Battle of Liscarroll 1642, 29 km N
Siege of Kinsale 1601, 36 km SE

In the same war

Before: Crossbarry Ambush 1921
All 3 engagements of Irish War of Independence

Elsewhere in 1921

Rathcoole ambush is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q112838850, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Rathcoole ambush, revision 1370706355, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.