The Unknown Commandant: The Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923 (Od Denis Barry 1883-1923) - Softcover
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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.
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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.
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The Unknown Commandant: The Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923
Published by
Collins Press, Cork, 2010
ISBN 10: 184889029X
ISBN 13: 9781848890299
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Geata Buidhe - Yellow Gate - Books, Kilkenny, KK, Ireland
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. pp xiv, 237. Light volume - shipping charge will be reduced at processing stage. 'A brave soldier, patriot and sportsman, [Denis Barry] toiled alongside macSwiney and MacCurtain in the tumultuous period of the Irish War of Independence. Hunger strike ended his life in the Curragh Military Hospital in 1923.'. Seller Inventory # 019349
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The Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923. [written by the nephew of Denis Barry who carries the same name]. With a foreword by Cathal McSwiney Brugha.
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Cork, Collins Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 184889029X
ISBN 13: 9781848890299
Used
Softcover
Signed
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Sehr gut. 20 cm. xiv, 237 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps, portraits, facsimiles. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed / Inscribed by the author with his name in gaelic. 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. (Publisher). Seller Inventory # 101069AB