The Execution of Kevin Barry | A Young Irish Rebel and Martyr

The Execution of Kevin Barry | A Young Irish Rebel | Dublin, Ireland in 1920

In 1920 as Ireland fought a War of Independence to break free from the grasp of The British Empire a young Volunteer by the name of Kevin Barry was captured on the streets of Dublin and then executed by the British authorities. Kevin Barry's death shocked the nation and became one of the most poignant stories of the revolutionary period.

This is the story of his life from his birth in Dublin, his early years in Carlow, his college life and volunteer training and his sad death aged 18 in November 1920.

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