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

by Denis Barry

Overview

In size and tone, Denis Barry's funeral cortège 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. Who was 'the Unknown Commandant'? A martyr and a hero to his countrymen, Denis Barry is overlooked today. This book rescues 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 Newbridge Internment Camp in 1923 for the cause he believed in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848890510
Publisher:	Collins Press, The
Publication date:	04/08/2010
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	185
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Denis Barry is a retired industrial manager who has 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.