Brendan O'Sullivan (Cork hurler) in Cork's opening championship game against Kerry in 1992, O'Sullivan was subsequently dropped from the starting fifteen. He was a non-playing substitute as Cork claimed the Munster title following a 1-22 to 3-11 defeat of Limerick. O'Sullivan remained on the bench for Cork's subsequent All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny. O'Sullivan ended his inter-county career as a member of the Cork junior team in 1995. Brendan O'Sullivan (Cork hurler) Brendan O'Sullivan (born 1964) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Innishannon, County Cork, O'Sullivan first arrived on the inter-county scene at
History of Cork on the Western Front. In the period 1916–1923, Cork was embroiled in a conflict between radical Irish nationalists and the British state in Ireland. The turmoil of this period ultimately led to substantial Irish independence for 26 of the 32 Irish counties in 1922, but also to a bitter civil war between Irish nationalist factions in 1922–23. In 1916, during the Easter Rising as many as 1000 Irish Volunteers mobilised in Cork for an armed rebellion against British rule but they dispersed without fighting. However, during the subsequent Irish War of Independence 1919–1921, Cork was the scene of much violence.