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Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. [1] He was sentenced to death for his part in an attack upon a British Army supply lorry which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.
Nov 1, 2020 · Kevin Barry: What really happened. On the morning of 20 September 1920, there was an encounter on a Dublin street between four young men, aged between 15 and 20. It lasted at most five...
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Kevin Barry (born 1969) is an Irish writer. He is the author of three collections of short stories and three novels. City of Bohane was the winner of the 2013 International Dublin Literary Award.
Apr 8, 2024 · Cressida Leyshon interviews the writer Kevin Barry about “Finistère,” his story from the April 15, 2024, issue of The New Yorker.
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Oct 31, 2020 · Sat Oct 31 2020 - 06:02. One hundred years ago this weekend, Kevin Barry was executed in Mountjoy Prison. Novelist Siofra O’Donovan and Trinity College Dublin professor of history Eunan O’Halpin...
Jan 20, 2024 · Kevin Barry, an 18-year-old student, was executed over the murder of a British soldier. Dermot McEvoy believes this was what tipped Michael Collins over the edge.