War of Independence
Barrett was born in Hollyhill, near Enniskean Cork in 1889. He was educated at a local national school and went on to become a teacher. He was an IRA brigade staff officer and occasionally acted as brigade commandmant of the West Cork Brigade during the War of Independence. Dick also managed to organise fund raising activities for comrades 'on the run'. In 1920 he was appointed quartermaster of the West Cork Brigade: after the Crossbarry Ambush. Dick was arrested March 1921 and imprisoned in Cork jail, later being sent to Spike Island, County Cork. He escaped during the truce of 1921 by row boat alongside Moss (Maurice) Twomey, Tom Crofts and Bill Quirke.
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