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Thomas Bernardine Barry (1 July 1897 – 2 July 1980), better known as Tom Barry, was a prominent guerrilla leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.
On November 28th, 1920, a mobile patrol of Auxiliaries was ambushed and destroyed by an IRA flying column led by Tom Barry at Kilmichael, Co Cork. The Kilmichael Ambush changed the nature of ...
Dec 6, 2020 · Tom Barry, the architect of the Kilmichael ambush during the War of Independence, "point blank" refused to support republican hunger strikers in Portlaoise prison during the Troubles because of...
- Ronan Mcgreevy
A documentary on the life of General Tom Barry, legendary IRA guerrilla leader of the Third West Cork Brigade.
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Mar 15, 2021 · How Tom Barry, a senior IRA commander in West Cork, led a daring ambush against a large British force in March 1921. Read the account of the operation, the challenges, the casualties and the legacy of the Crossbarry ambush.
Dec 4, 2020 · How did Tom Barry, who fought in Mesopotamia in the Great War, become a legendary IRA column leader in the War of Independence? Explore his memoir, his war record, his political views and his role in the Kilmichael ambush.
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Tom Barry, West Cork Flying Column Commander. Tom Barry was born in Killorglin, County Kerry, the son of a former RIC officer who had become a shopkeeper. His family moved to County Cork in his youth, and he was educated for a period at Mungret College, County Limerick from 25 August 1911 to 12 September 1912.
