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Upton, County Cork

Village in County Cork, Ireland

Summary

Village in County Cork, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Upton
native_name	Garraí Thancaird
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	The Railway Bar (geograph 6275025).jpg
image_caption	The Railway Bar is near to the (now closed) Upton railway station
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Munster
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	County Cork
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates

Upton (, formerly anglicised as Garryhancard) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It was on the Cork to Bandon section of the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.

History

During the Irish War of Independence the local branch of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was active. On 25 April 1920, two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) were ambushed and killed near Upton. One of these policemen was Sergeant Cornelius Crean from near Annascaul in County Kerry, the older brother of explorer Tom Crean. The Upton train ambush took place on 15 February 1921 also during the War of Independence.

St. Patrick's Industrial School, Upton, was based in the area from the late 19th century to the 1960s.

References

[http://www.logainm.ie/129643.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] (see archival records)
[http://www.coppeenheritage.com/local-heritage/west-cork-railway West Cork Railway], Copeen Archaeological Historical Cultural Society
[http://www.failteromhat.com/guy/upton.htm Upton], Guy's Directory, 1914
Frank McNally, 'An Irishman's Diary', ''[[The Irish Times]]'', p. 17. Dublin, Saturday, 23 April 2016.
(16 February 1921). "Train is ambushed in Ireland, 10 killed". New York Times.
"St. Patrick's Industrial School, Upton ('Upton'), 1889–1966, Chapter 2, section 2.01". Report of the [[Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse]].

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