The Unknown Commandant: The Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923 - Couverture souple

Barry, Barrister Denis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184889029X ISBN 13 : 9781848890299

Editeur : Collins Press, 2010

Synopsis

This title explores who Denis Barry, the 'Unknown Commandant', was. Barry had toiled in the shadows of McSwiney and McCurtain in the tumultuous period of the Irish War of Independence. A brave soldier, patriot and sportsman, hunger strike ended his life at the Curragh Military Prison in 1923 for the cause he believed in.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In size and tone, Denis Barry's funeral cortege in the midst of a bloody civil war was similar to those that marked the burials of Tomás MacCurtain and Terence McSwiney and, in more peaceful times, of Christy Ring and Jack Lynch. But who was the Unknown Commandant? A martyr and a hero to his countrymen, Denis Barry is overlooked today. This book seeks to rescue this hugely respected Cork man from relative anonymity. Denis Barry toiled in the shadows of McSwiney and MacCurtain in the tumultuous period of the Irish War of Independence. A brave soldier, patriot and sportsman, hunger strike ended his life at the Curragh Military Prison in 1923 for the cause he believed in.

Biographie de l'auteur

Denis Barry is a retired industrial manager who always had a keen interest in politics, history and sport. A nephew of the book's subject he is passionate about the largely forgotten history of many of our patriots. This project began innocently enough in a graveyard and turned into a labour of love.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Collins Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184889029X
• ISBN 13: 9781848890299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 237
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• Personne responsable: non disponible