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.
Munster
County Clare
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1916–1917 | East Clare Brigade | | Michael Brennan |
1916–1917 | Mid Clare Brigade | | Sean McNamara |
1916–1917 | North Clare Brigade | | H. J. Hunt |
1916–1917 | West Clare Brigade | | E. Fennell |
1917–1918 | Clare Brigade | | Patrick Brennan |
1918–1922 | East Clare Brigade | 1st Western Division | Michael Brennan |
1918–1922 | Mid Clare Brigade | 1st Western | Frank Barrett |
1918–1922 | West Clare Brigade | 1st Western | Art O'Donnell |
County Cork[1][2]
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1914-1919 | Cork Volunteers | 1st Southern Division | Tomás Mac Curtain |
1919-1920 | 1st Cork Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Tomás Mac Curtain[3] |
1920 | 1st Cork Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Terence MacSwiney |
1920-1922 | 1st Cork Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Sean O'Hegarty |
1919-1921 | 2nd Cork Brigade (North Cork Brigade) | 1st Southern Division | Liam Lynch[4] |
1921 | 2nd Cork Brigade (North Cork Brigade) | 1st Southern Division | Sean Moylan |
1921 | 2nd Cork Brigade (North Cork Brigade) | 1st Southern Division | George 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 |
1921 | 4th Cork Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Paddy O'Brien[5][6] |
1921-1922 | 4th Cork Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Sean Moylan[7] |
1921-1922 | 5th Cork Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Gibbs Ross[8][9] |
County Kerry
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1914-1917 | Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Austin Stack |
1917-1919 | 1st Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Austin Stack |
1919–1921 | 1st Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Patrick Cahill |
1921 | 1st Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Andrew Cooney |
1921-1922 | 1st Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Humphrey Murphy[10] |
-1921 | 2nd Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Dan Mahony |
1921 | 2nd Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | Humphrey Murphy |
1922 | 2nd Kerry Brigade | 1st Southern Division | John Joe Rice[11] |
County Limerick
County Tipperary
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1918-1922 | 3rd Tipperary Brigade | 2nd southern division[12] | Séumas Robinson |
County Waterford
Leinster
County Carlow
County Dublin
County Kildare
County Kilkenny
County Laois
County Longford
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1919-1922 | Longford Brigade | 1st Midlands Division | Thomas Reddington[13] |
County Louth
County Offaly
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1920-1922 | Offaly Brigade | 1st Eastern Division | Barry Byrne[citation needed] |
County Westmeath
County Wexford
County Wicklow
Ulster
County Antrim
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1916–1922 | Belfast Brigade | 3rd Northern | Sean Cusack & Joe McKelvey |
County Armagh
County Cavan
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1916–1921 | Cavan Brigade | Ulster | Pat Woods |
1921–1922 | East Cavan Brigade | 5th Northern | Peadar McMahon, Seán Gallagher & Séamus McGovern |
1921–1922 | West Cavan Brigade | 6th Northern | Éamonn McGovern, Michael MacManus & Seán Dolan |
County Donegal
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
–1922 | West Donegal Brigade | 1st Northern Division | |
–1922 | North East Donegal Brigade | 1st Northern | |
–1922 | South West Donegal Brigade | 1st Northern | |
–1922 | South East Donegal Brigade | 1st 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
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1916–1922 | Monaghan Brigade | 5th Northern Division | Eoin O'Duffy |
County Tyrone
Connacht
County Galway
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
1916–1920 | Galway Brigade | | |
1920–1922 | South East Galway Brigade | 1st Western | Joeseph Stanford |
1920–1922 | North Galway Brigade | 2nd Western Division | |
1920–1922 | West Galway Brigade | 4th Western Division | Peter Joe McDonnell |
County Leitrim
County Mayo
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
| 1 West Mayo Brigade | 4th Western Division | Ned Mohan |
| 2 North Mayo Brigade | 4th Western Division | C. Mackin ; Séamus Kilcullen |
1922- | 5 North West Mayo | 4th Western Division | Anthony Farrell |
| East Mayo | 3rd Western Division | |
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County Roscommon
County Sligo
Other
Period | Brigade | Division | Commandant |
| 1st Scottish Brigade | 1st Scottish | |
| 2nd Scottish Brigade | 1st Scottish | |
| Liverpool Battalion | | |
| London Battalion | | |
| Newcastle-on-Tyne Battalion | | |
| Q Company GHQ | | |
Bibliography
- Hopkinson, Michael (2002). The Irish War of Independence: The Definitive Account of the Anglo Irish War of 1919-1921. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 0-7171-6197-8.
- McKenna, Joseph (2011). Guerrilla Warfare in the Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8519-2.
References
- ^ "Brigades – Brigade Activity". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Atlas of the Irish Revolution: The War in Cork and Kerry". www.irishexaminer.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Biography | Dictionary of Irish Biography". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Patrick, O'Brien. "Military Archives - Paddy O'Brien Witness Statement" (PDF). militaryarchives.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2019.
- ^ "North Cork Brigade". homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Moylan, Sean. "Sean Moylan - Military Witness Statement" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020.
- ^ Reidy, Thomas. "Thomas Reidy - Witness Statement" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie/. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Military Pensions - Kerry I Brigade" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie.
- ^ "Military Service Pensions - Kerry II Brigade" (PDF). www.militaryarchives.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021.
- ^ "3 Tipperary Brigade (South-Tipperary) - 2 Southern Division". Brigade Activity. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Thomas (1 October 2022). "Recalling a tragic Longford event of Civil War". www.longfordleader.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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External links
- Bureau of Military History, 1913-1921 at Defence Forces
- Order of Battle of the Irish Republican Army, June 1922 by Paul V. Walsh