Show Notes
This episode covers the biggest engagement of the War of Independence, the Crossbarry ambush.
This is the story of 104 IRA volunteers taking on around 1,200 British Forces
This episodes includes tributes to Charlie Hurley and the Unknown Solider, as well as the reason the British knew the Volunteers were in the area.
This is an important piece of Irish history that deserves to be told and remembered.
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