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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.
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Thomas Bernardine[1][2][3] 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.
The son of a RIC constable and a British army veteran of the first World War, Thomas Bernadine Barry was an unlikely rebel. While his IRA activities have been well-covered by historians,...
The typewriter with which Tom Barry wrote Guerilla days In Ireland, now on display in Cork City Museum. After the defeat of the Anti-Treaty IRA in the Civil War, Barry was released in 1924. He served as general superintendent of Cork Harbour Commission from 1927 to 1965.
Apr 10, 2014 · General Thomas (Tom) Barry (1 July 1897 – 2 July 1980) was one of the most prominent guerrilla leaders in the Irish Republics ground forces, the Irish Republican Army, during the Irish War of Independence.
- 1 July 1897 Killorglin, County Kerry
- Commandant General
- 2 July 1980 (aged 83) Cork
His set-up of 104 men into seven sections to spectacularly break through a surprise encirclement of 1,200 British military at Crossbarry is a landmark in Irish history and an internationally recognised stroke of military ingenuity. ‘Rebel commandant’s report’.
Jan 25, 2019 · A documentary on the life of General Tom Barry, legendary IRA guerrilla leader of the Third West Cork Brigade. The programme deals with the controversies threatening the Barry legend,...
- 51 min
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In Guerilla Days in Ireland Tom Barry describes the evolution of his own thinking (from a British soldier to an Irish revolutionary) to the setting up of the West Cork Flying Column (a volunteer force never exceeding 310 fighters), its training, and its plan of campaign.
