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Belvedere Hurling Team feat. Kevin Barry (1919).

1902-02-20/1920-11-06

The Little Museum of Dublin

The Little Museum of Dublin
Dublin, Ireland

Kevin Barry started to attend Belvedere College in 1916. On the 15th of August 1920 he joined a group of IRA volunteers who wanted to ambush a British Army vehicle in order to capture their weapons. During the operation, three British soldiers died and Kevin Barry was the only volunteer captured. He was tortured, and executed in the Mountjoy Jail on November 6th 1920.

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  • Title: Belvedere Hurling Team feat. Kevin Barry (1919).
  • Date: 1902-02-20/1920-11-06
  • Location: Dublin
  • type: Photograph
  • decade: 1910's
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