Upton, County Cork
| Upton Irish: 'Garraí Thancaird | |
| County Cork | |
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.jpg) The Railway Bar, Upton | |
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| Grid reference: | W537597 |
| Location: | 51°47’16"N, 8°40’19"W |
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Upton is a village in County Cork. It was on the Cork to Bandon section of the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.[1][2]
The Irish name Garraí Thancaird was formerly given as Garryhancard in English.[3]
History
During the Irish War of Independence the local branch of the Irish Republican Army was active. On 25 April 1920, two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary were ambushed and killed near Upton. One of these policemen was Sergeant Cornelius Crean from near Annascaul in County Kerry, the elder brother of explorer Tom Crean.[4] The Upton train ambush took place on 15 February 1921 also during the War of Independence.[5]
References
- ↑ West Cork Railway, Copeen Archaeological Historical Cultural Society
- ↑ Upton, Guy's Directory, 1914
- ↑ Garraí Thancaird / Upton: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Frank McNally, 'An Irishman's Diary', The Irish Times, p. 17. Dublin, Saturday, 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Train is ambushed in Ireland, 10 killed". New York Times. 16 February 1921. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/02/16/103545962.pdf.