▁to ▁the ▁British . ▁The ▁only ▁violence ▁in ▁C ork ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁R IC ▁attempted ▁to ▁ra id ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁family . ▁The ▁Kent ▁brothers , ▁who ▁were ▁Vol unte ers , ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁three - hour ▁fire f ight ▁with ▁the ▁R IC . ▁An ▁R IC ▁officer ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁brothers ▁were ▁killed , ▁while ▁another ▁brother ▁was ▁later ▁executed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁north , ▁Vol unte er ▁companies ▁were ▁mobil ised ▁in ▁County ▁T yr one ▁at ▁Co alis land ▁( including ▁ 1 3 2 ▁men ▁from ▁B elf ast ▁led ▁by ▁IR B ▁President ▁Dennis ▁McC ull ough ) ▁and ▁Car rick more , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Patrick ▁McC art an . ▁They ▁also ▁mobil ised ▁at ▁Cre es l ough , ▁County ▁Don eg al ▁under ▁Daniel ▁Kelly ▁and ▁James ▁Mc N ulty . ▁However , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁confusion ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁counter m and ing ▁order , ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁in ▁these ▁locations ▁dispers ed ▁without ▁fighting . ▁ ▁F ing al ▁In ▁F ing al ▁( or ▁north ▁County ▁Dublin ), ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁Vol unte ers ▁mobil ised ▁near ▁S words . ▁They ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Brigade ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁F ing al ▁Battalion ), ▁and ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Thomas ▁As he ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁in ▁command , ▁Richard ▁Mul c ah y . ▁Un like ▁the ▁reb els ▁elsewhere , ▁the