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Spike Island (Irish: Inis Píc) is an island of 103 acres (42 ha) [1] in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel .
Spike Island has had a long and interesting history, and for more than 150 years the British flag has flown over it as one of the main defence works on the southern coast. For years Spike was a penal settlement and was continued as such down to the truce of 1921. To-day was the seventeenth anniversary of the truce.
A number of coastal fortifications were built in County Cork, Ireland, to defend the county's coastline, and in particular the strategic berths at Cork Harbour, Kinsale Harbour, Berehaven and Bantry Bay.
Cork Harbour (Irish: Cuan Chorcaí) [2] is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland.It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area" (after Port Jackson, Sydney). [3]
Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchell (Spike Island), Fort Davis (), and Templebreedy Battery (also close to Crosshaven), the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. [1]
2 September – Spike Island Jail in County Cork was left in ruins following a riot by prisoners. 10 September – The first heart transplant in Ireland was performed. 16 September — The Catholic Viewers and Listeners Association held its first meeting.
The Moon Car was a converted 1919 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, used by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in and around the area of Cork. [1] It got the name 'Moon Car' because of its bright yellow colour and because it was mainly used at night. [2]
In 1905, he was transferred to Spike Island, an island fort situated in Cork harbour. Here, while the family hoped for better times, Ellen's mother Mary fell ill, and for over a year she struggled to raise her family as her health declined. In January 1907, she died of tuberculosis. With four children all under the age of nine, William found it ...