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Richard Barrett (Irish republican)
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Richard Barrett, commonly called Dick Barrett, was a prominent Irish Republican Army officer who fought in the War of Independence and on the Anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War. He was assistant quartermaster-general of the IRA with the rank of commandant. During the Civil War he was captured by Free State forces at the Four Courts on 30 June 1922 and later executed unlawfully on 8 December 1922.
Liam Lynch with some of his divisional staff and officers of the brigades including the 1st Southern Division who attended as delegates to the Anti-tr
Liam Lynch with some of his divisional staff and officers of the brigades including the 1st Southern Division who attended as delegates to the Anti-treaty Army Convention at the Mansion House, Dublin on 9 April 1922. Barrett is second from the right in the third row back.
Image: Richard Barrett, IRA, page 1 of letter written prior to execution, 1922
Image: Richard Barrett, IRA, page 1 of letter written prior to execution, 1922
Image: Richard Barrett, IRA, page 2 of letter written prior to execution, 1922
Image: Richard Barrett, IRA, page 2 of letter written prior to execution, 1922
Irish Civil War
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The Irish Civil War was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire.
National Army soldiers armed with Lewis machine guns aboard a troop transport in the Civil War
National Army soldiers armed with Lewis machine guns aboard a troop transport in the Civil War
The Four Courts along the River Liffey quayside. The building was occupied by anti-treaty forces during the Civil War, whom the National Army subseque
The Four Courts along the River Liffey quayside. The building was occupied by anti-treaty forces during the Civil War, whom the National Army subsequently bombarded into surrender. The Irish national archives in the buildings were destroyed in the subsequent fire. The building was badly damaged but was fully restored after the war.
National Army soldiers during the Civil War
National Army soldiers during the Civil War
Dan Breen's appeal to Free State troops
Dan Breen's appeal to Free State troops