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  1. William Fanaghan Lynch (Irish: Liam Ó Loingsigh; 20 November 1892 – 10 April 1923) was an Irish Republican Army officer during the Irish War of Independence of 1919–1921. During much of the Irish Civil War, he was chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army.

  2. Apr 7, 2023 · Liam Lynch was the Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army. On a secret mission to assemble IRA officers for a summit in the remote mountains of south Tipperary, he and his...

  3. May 2, 2023 · Liam Lynch, chief of staff of the anti-Treaty IRA during the Civil War. He was fatally shot while trying to escape from a National Army column in Co Tipperary on April 10th, 1923

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  4. Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty IRA during the Civil War, is seen by some as a Republican icon, an uncompromising defender of Irish independence who stood by his principles,...

  5. May 31, 2023 · Liam Lynch and First Southern Division delegates to the IRA Convention, circa March 1922. Image courtesy of Cork Public Museum. At the IRA Convention in March 1922, Lynch was a natural choice...

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  6. Apr 10, 2023 · Regarded as 'a great soldier of Ireland' even by his opponents in the Civil War, General Liam Lynch's death on April 10, 1923, is being commemorated with a new biography, art exhibition and...

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  8. Jan 14, 2012 · In Cork, Lynch re-organised the Irish Volunteers – the paramilitary organisation that became the Irish Republican Army – in 1919, becoming commandant of the Cork No. 2 Brigade of the IRA during the guerrilla Anglo-Irish War. Lynch helped capture a senior British officer, General Lucas, in June 1920, shooting a Colonel Danford in the incident.