Tom Barry

Tom Barry

Thomas (Tom) Barry (Irish: Tomás de Barra) (1 July 1897 – 2 July 1980) was one of the most prominent guerrilla leaders in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence.

Read more about Tom Barry:  Early Life, War of Independence, Civil War, Subsequent IRA Career, Memoir, Death, Tom Barry in Popular Culture

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    “Come dame or maid, be not afraid,
    Poor Tom will injure nothing.”
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