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THE BURNING OF CORK

January 17, 2021 - January 24, 2021
3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Presented by Irishtown Press

A documentary film written and directed by Conal Creedon

Marking the centennial of a monumental event in Irish history, which took place on Dec 11th, 1920, Creedon’s “The Burning Of Cork” tells the story of that fateful night and the events leading up to it.  The film had its theatrical premiere in 2005.

Sun Jan 17, 3pm
Sun Jan 24, 8pm

Tickets at $5

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On the night of December 11th 1920, Cork city experienced an unimaginable night of terror and destruction at the hands of the British forces of law and order.  Large tracts of the city were destroyed by fire including the residential area of Dillon’s Cross and the commercial heart of the city centre. South of the river, incendiaries also leveled the administrative centre at the City Hall and the Carnegie Library. Business premises were looted, citizens were intimidated and firemen were shot and wounded as they fought the flames. And as a bookend to the night’s carnage, a death squad made its way to the Delany family home, where Con and Jerh Delany were shot dead and their uncle William Dunlea was wounded.

REVIEWS

“If there has been a sense that some documentaries on the Hidden Histories series have struggled to fully fill out the one hour slot available, this was not the case with Hidden History: The Burning of Cork (RTÉ 1, Tuesday, 10.15pm). Instead, there was a sense that Neil Jordan (or indeed its own superb director, Cónal Creedon) could fruitfully be let loose on the story with a twenty million dollar budget. Creedon’s documentary told far more than just the story of the night of December 11, 1920.” 

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