As we honour in song and in story... "Kilmichael Ambush a story of a century" takes a fresh look at the story of the Kilmichael Ambush in West Cork 100 years later. We analyse the ambush in detail with expert views by historians and unique accounts by locals guests. Of particular note are the Fr Chisholm recordings with Jack O Sullivan (Section 2) and Ned Young (Section 3) veterans of the ambush, which takes the viewer right into the heart of the ambush and what happened on that fateful day on the 28th of November 1920.

Some images © National Museum of Ireland

A film by Colum and Shane Cronin
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Film Guests:
Louis Whyte, Ballineen.
Joe Creedon, Inchigeela
John (Cookie) O’Callaghan, Castletownkinneigh
Eunan O'Halpin Professor of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Eve Morrison Canon Murray Fellow in Irish History St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Visiting Research Fellow Centre for Contemporary Irish History Trinity College, Dublin
Don Wood, Manchester.
Gerry White, Cork Military Historian & author

Special and sincere thanks to the following for their contributions and support:
Tim Crowley, Michael Collins Centre, Clonakilty
Kilmurry Museum.
Marian O’Leary, Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage
Margaret O’Donovan, Ballineen.
Mary Harris, NUI Galway.
Dennie Healy, Kilmichael.
Dr Con Kelleher, Macroom.
Diarmuid Kingston, Timoleague.
Seán Crowley, Templemartin.
Con Downing, Southern Star
Tadg Sheehan, Macroom
Ann Murphy, Fermoy
C103, John Greene
C103, Patricia Messenger
96FM, PJ Coogan
‘The Wild Heather Glen The Kilmichael Story of Grief and Glory’ (White.L, Tower Books, 1995)
Coppeen Archaeological, Historical & Cultural Society (CAHCS)

Music:
"An Chulainn" original recording by Shane Cronin on Whistle
"The Boys of Kilmichael" original recording by Colum Cronin
"The Tribe has Spoken" Philip Ayers via Epidemic Sound
"Appeased Soundscape" August Wilhelmsson via Epidemic Sounds