From gunner to guerrilla – Tom Barry’s road to rebellion
Scarred by his wartime service, angered by the treatment of ex-servicemen, unable to secure government employment and inspired by the Easter Rising, in the summer of 1920 Tom Barry made a decision that would change both his life and the nature of the conflict then raging in Ireland
Historian finds IRA commander Tom Barry tried to join British civil service
Details to published in special Irish Times supplement 1920 - War of Independence
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