The Burning Of Cork

The burning of Cork by British forces, took place during the Irish War of Independence on the night of 11th and 12th of December 1920.  The black and tans and british soldiers burned homes in the city, before looting and burning numerous buildings in the centre of Cork, Ireland's third-biggest city...  Many Irish civilians reported being beaten, shot at, and robbed by British forces.  Firefighters testified that British forces hindered their attempts to tackle the blazes by intimidation, cutting their hoses and shooting at them.  Two unarmed Irish men were also shot dead at their home in the north of the city. More than 40 business premises, 300 residential properties, the City Hall and Carnegie Library were destroyed by fires, many of which were started by British forces using incendiary bombs.  The economic damage was estimated at over £3 million (equivalent to approximately 150 million in 2022), while 2,000 were left jobless and many more became homeless... British forces carried out many similar attacks on Irish civilians during the war, notably the Sacking of Balbriggan three months before and the burning of Knockcroghery six months later, but the burning of Cork was one of the most substantial.  The British government at first denied that its forces had started the fires, and only agreed to hold a military inquiry.  This concluded that a company of Auxiliaries were responsible, but the government refused to publish the report at the time.  No one was held accountable for the burning.Blind eyes always turned when it comes to justice for the Irish Citizens by the Brit government,No different to the way we are treated today in our own land by those who are in the free state government....