Tom Barry: Irish Freedom Fighter.
Author: RYAN, Meda.
Cork: Mercier Press, 2005. 478 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
Tom Barry chronicles the action-packed life of the Commander of the Third West Cork Flying Column and one of the great architects of modern guerrilla warfare in Ireland’s fight for freedom. ‘The false surrender’ controversy, during the decisive Kilmichael ambush, is brought into sharp focus in this book, as is the controversy regarding sectarianism during the 1920-22 period.
The story of Tom Barry’s life, peppered by his battles with the State and Church, and his constant endeavours to obtain an All Ireland Republic, makes him a unique and important figure in Irish history. In 1949, when he addressed huge crowds in New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Boston, his voice rang out: ‘My one aim is to unite the Irish people — one race … The Border will not fade away, or the Partition will not be ended until such time as the united strength is used in a supreme effort to get rid of it.’
Tom Barry details his involvement on the fringes of the Treaty negotiations; his Republican activities during the Civil War; his engagement in the cease-fire/dump-arms deal of 1923; his term as the IRA’s Chief-of-Staff and his participation in IRA conflicts in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, right up to his death in 1980.
With an extensive body of primary source material, including Tom Barry’s papers, this action-packed biography will appeal equally to both the general reader and to students of Irish history.
ISBN: 1856354806
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