upton, county, cork, upton, irish, garraí, thancaird, formerly, anglicised, garryhancard, village, county, cork, ireland, cork, bandon, section, cork, bandon, south, coast, railway, upton, garraí, thancairdvillagethe, railway, near, closed, upton, railway, sta. Upton Irish Garrai Thancaird formerly anglicised as Garryhancard 1 is a village in County Cork Ireland It was on the Cork to Bandon section of the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway 2 3 Upton Garrai ThancairdVillageThe Railway Bar is near to the now closed Upton railway stationUptonLocation in IrelandCoordinates 51 47 15 61 N 08 40 18 73 W 51 7876694 N 8 6718694 W 51 7876694 8 6718694CountryIrelandProvinceMunsterCountyCounty CorkTime zoneUTC 0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST WEST History EditDuring 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 4 The Upton train ambush took place on 15 February 1921 also during the War of Independence 5 St Patrick s Industrial School Upton was based in the area from the late 19th century to the 1960s 6 See also EditList of towns and villages in IrelandReferences Edit Placenames Database of Ireland see archival records West Cork Railway Copeen Archaeological Historical Cultural Society Upton Guy s Directory 1914 Frank McNally An Irishman s Diary The Irish Times p 17 Dublin Saturday 23 April 2016 Train is ambushed in Ireland 10 killed PDF New York Times 16 February 1921 St Patrick s Industrial School Upton Upton 1889 1966 Chapter 2 section 2 01 Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Archived from the original on 26 May 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Upton County Cork amp oldid 1057703885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,