Isbn: 9781848890299 - the Unknown Commandant: the Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923 (od Denis Barry 1883-1923) (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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.'.…

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).…