6th Battalion, Cork No 2 Bgde, Old IRA - which area ?

[kob3203]

I found this:

https://www.corkcity.ie/en/cork-public-museum/exhibitions/past-present-exhibitions/the-republican-forces.html

However, it only identifies battalions by area, and only after the 1921 splitting off of No 4 Bgde:

- 4 Bgde had 5 battalions (Mallow, Kanturk, Charleviile, Newmarket and Millstreet)

- 2 Bgde had 4 battalions (Fermoy, Lismore, Castletownroche and Glanworth).

So, does anybody know what the original seven battalions of Cork No 2 Bgde were - numbers and areas ?

[Sinann]

I find all these military groupings very confusing but does this help at all?
https://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection-1916-1923/1916-1923-resources/brigade/2-cork-brigade-1-southern-division/

[kob3203]

Thanks Sinann. No specific reference to 6th Battn, and some confusion over possible duplication.

However, doing a bit of digging on that site the information on that page is from the IRA nominal rolls, which are available for free there via this link:

https://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection-1916-1923/search-the-collection/organisation-and-membership/ira-membership-series

The rolls were for 11 July 1921, which was after Cork 4 Bgde was split from Cork 2 Bgde, and 1 July 1922.

So I reckon that if I look through the 1921 rolls for all battalions of both Cork 2 and 4 brigades I should, with luck, find my man.