List of brigades of the Irish Republican Army

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This is a list of brigades of the Irish Republican Army, formed or active between 1916 and 1922, which were involved in activities undertaken by the Irish Republican Army.

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Munster

County Clare

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1916–1917East Clare Brigade Michael Brennan
1916–1917Mid Clare BrigadeSean McNamara
1916–1917North Clare BrigadeH. J. Hunt
1916–1917West Clare BrigadeE. Fennell
1917–1918Clare BrigadePatrick Brennan
1918–1922East Clare Brigade1st Western DivisionMichael Brennan
1918–1922Mid Clare Brigade1st Western Frank Barrett
1918–1922West Clare Brigade1st Western Art O'Donnell

County Cork

Period [1] [2] [3] [4] BrigadeDivisionCommandant
1914-1919Cork Volunteers1st Southern Division Tomás Mac Curtain
1919-19201st Cork Brigade1st Southern Division Tomás Mac Curtain [5]
19201st Cork Brigade1st Southern Division Terence MacSwiney
1920-19221st Cork Brigade1st Southern Division Sean O'Hegarty
1922-?1st Cork Brigade1st Southern DivisionHerbert ‘Sean’ Mitchell
1919-19212nd Cork Brigade (North Cork Brigade)1st Southern Division Liam Lynch [6]
19212nd Cork Brigade (North Cork Brigade)1st Southern Division Sean Moylan
19212nd Cork Brigade (North Cork Brigade)1st Southern DivisionGeorge Power
1919-1920 3rd Cork Brigade (West Cork Brigade) 1st Southern Division Tom Hales
1920-1921 3rd Cork Brigade (West Cork Brigade) 1st Southern Division Charlie Hurley
1921-22 3rd Cork Brigade (West Cork Brigade) 1st Southern Division Tom Barry
19214th Cork Brigade1st Southern DivisionPaddy O'Brien [7] [8]
1921-19224th Cork Brigade1st Southern Division Sean Moylan [9]
1921-19225th Cork Brigade1st Southern DivisionGibbs Ross [10] [11]

County Kerry

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1914-1917Kerry Brigade1st Southern Division Austin Stack
1917-19191st Kerry Brigade1st Southern Division Austin Stack
1919–19211st Kerry Brigade1st Southern Division Patrick Cahill
19211st Kerry Brigade1st Southern Division Andrew Cooney
1921-19221st Kerry Brigade1st Southern DivisionHumphrey Murphy [12]
-19212nd Kerry Brigade1st Southern DivisionDan Mahony
19212nd Kerry Brigade1st Southern DivisionHumphrey Murphy
19222nd Kerry Brigade1st Southern Division John Joe Rice [13]

County Limerick

County Tipperary

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1918-1922 3rd Tipperary Brigade 2nd southern division [14] Séumas Robinson

County Waterford

Leinster

County Carlow

County Dublin

County Kildare

County Kilkenny

County Laois

County Longford

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1919-1922Longford Brigade1st Midlands DivisionThomas Reddington [15]

County Louth

County Offaly

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1920-1922Offaly Brigade1st Eastern DivisionBarry Byrne[ citation needed ]

County Westmeath

County Wexford

County Wicklow

Ulster

County Antrim

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1916–1922 Belfast Brigade 3rd Northern Sean Cusack & Joe McKelvey

County Armagh

County Cavan

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1916–1921Cavan BrigadeUlsterPat Woods
1921–1922East Cavan Brigade5th NorthernPeadar McMahon, Seán Gallagher & Séamus McGovern
1921–1922West Cavan Brigade 6th Northern Éamonn McGovern, Michael MacManus & Seán Dolan

County Donegal

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
–1922West Donegal Brigade1st Northern Division
–1922North East Donegal Brigade1st Northern
–1922South West Donegal Brigade1st Northern
–1922South East Donegal Brigade1st Northern

County Down

County Fermanagh

No.1 Batt. Enniskillen A. Boho B. Derrygonnelly C. Enniskillen D. Monea E. Rosinuremore

No.2 Batt. Belcoo A. Belcoo B. Doobally C. Glan Lower D. Glan Upper E. Killinagh F. Mullaghdun

County Londonderry

County Monaghan

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1916–1922Monaghan Brigade5th Northern Division Eoin O'Duffy

County Tyrone

Connacht

County Galway

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1916–1920Galway Brigade
1920–1922South East Galway Brigade1st WesternJoeseph Stanford
1920–1922North Galway Brigade2nd Western Division
1920–1922West Galway Brigade4th Western DivisionPeter Joe McDonnell

County Leitrim

County Mayo

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1 West Mayo Brigade4th Western DivisionNed Mohan
2 North Mayo Brigade4th Western DivisionC. Mackin; Séamus Kilcullen
1922-5 North West Mayo4th Western DivisionAnthony Farrell
East Mayo3rd Western Division

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County Roscommon

County Sligo

Other

PeriodBrigadeDivisionCommandant
1st Scottish Brigade1st Scottish
2nd Scottish Brigade1st Scottish
Liverpool Battalion
London Battalion
Newcastle-on-Tyne Battalion
Q Company GHQ

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Brigades – Brigade Activity". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Atlas of the Irish Revolution: The War in Cork and Kerry". www.irishexaminer.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Uinseann MacEoin (1980). Survivors.
  4. ↑ Uinseann MacEoin (1997). The IRA in the Twilight Years: 1923-1948.
  5. ↑ "Dictionary of Irish Biography | Dictionary of Irish Biography". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ↑ admin (14 January 2012). "General Liam Lynch, Chief-of-Staff of the Irish Republican Army". Irish Volunteers.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Patrick, O'Brien. "Military Archives - Paddy O'Brien Witness Statement" (PDF). militaryarchives.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "North Cork Brigade". homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Moylan, Sean. "Sean Moylan - Military Witness Statement" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Reidy, Thomas. "Thomas Reidy - Witness Statement" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie/. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Listing of persons whose names appear on war memorials in Ireland". www.irishwarmemorials.ie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Military Pensions - Kerry I Brigade" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie.
  13. ↑ "Military Service Pensions - Kerry II Brigade" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "3 Tipperary Brigade (South-Tipperary) - 2 Southern Division". Brigade Activity. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Lyons, Thomas (1 October 2022). "Recalling a tragic Longford event of Civil War". www.longfordleader.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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