Irish War of Independence Irish nationalists, who were certain the men had been tortured then murdered. This day became known as Bloody Sunday. On 28 November 1920, only a week after Bloody Sunday in Dublin, the west Cork unit of the IRA, under Tom Barry, ambushed a patrol of Auxiliaries at Kilmichael in County Cork, killing all but one of the 18-man patrol. These actions marked a significant escalation of the conflict. In response, Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, and Tipperary – all in the province of Munster – were put under martial law on 10 December under the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act;
Geography of the Gaelic Games hurling territory in the lush lowlands of east and central Limerick. In County Cork the line also divides east to west starting at Mallow extending downwards towards Cork city and onto the coast, further west beyond the footballing west Cork is the almost entirely footballing territory in County Kerry with only a very small hurling region north of Tralee in Ardfert, Ballyheigue and Causeway. The entire Counties of Tipperary and Waterford are considered to be traditionally hurling regions. In Leinster the traditionally hurling region is located to the south west of the province. The entire of County Kilkenny is considered