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‘Barrington was the brains in the area’: Gilbert Barrington and the Tyneside IRA, 1920-1922.

Post author By Steve Shannon
Post date January 16, 2024
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Gilbert Barrington, South Shields school teacher and IRA officer, has featured in several previous posts to this blog. Now it is time to tell the story of this key figure in the history of Irish republicanism in the North East of England. On 24 April 1922, South Shields Education Committee discussed a written request from […]

Tags Balbriggan, Cathal Brugha, Gilbert Barrington, Irish Self Determination League, Joseph Patrick Connolly, Liam McMahon, Liam Mellows, Michael McEvoy, Richard Purcell, Rory O'Connor, Tintown, Tyneside Brigade IRA, Tyneside IRA