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Official announcement of the transfer to Irish control, the Cork Harbour Defences.

Newspaper article: The transfer of Treaty ports to the Government of Éire. Cork harbour forts currently manned by 700 British Troops. A number of technical officers & N. C. O's remaining for some time, to assist in the advanced training of new Irish…

An account of the forthcoming Ceremony to mark the Handover of Irish Treaty Ports to the Irish Free State.

An account of the forthcoming Ceremony to mark the Handover of Irish Treaty Ports to the Irish Free State.

Official Handover of Fort Camden to the Irish Free State. The picture depicts the raising of the Irish Flag over Fort Camden in the mouth of Cork Harbour. Part of the Handover of Treaty Forts Celebrations. The caption reads: 11 July 1938 Taking over…

British Troops leaving Fort Camden after an extended period of Training the Irish Troops in the use of the Fortification Guns and Equipment - 6 months approx. - after the handover of Fort Camden to the Irish Free State in 1938