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Thomas (Tommy) Ryan (1893-1980), was born in Tubrid, County Tipperary, and fought during the Irish War of Independence attached to the 6th (after Dec. 1920 redesignated as 5th)〔Ryan, Thomas, Lt. Col.: ''One Man's Flying Column 2'' : Tipperary Historical Journal: pub. County Tipperary Historical Society :1992〕 Battalion, (Cahir), Third Tipperary Brigade, I.R.A.. Tommy Ryan was part of the Tipperary Gaelic football team which played against Dublin in Croke Park on November 21, 1920. This day has become known as Bloody Sunday as the British military invaded the pitch as a reprisal for the assassination of the Cairo Gang. After this date Ryan went on the run and joined Seán Hogan's number 2 flying column. After the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he sided with the Government forces and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Irish Defence Forces. On his death he was buried with full military honours at the churchyard of his native village of Ballylooby. == Sources == *Ryan, Thomas, Lt. Col.: ''One Man's Flying Column'' : Tipperary Historical Journal: pub. County Tipperary Historical Society :1991 () *Ryan, Thomas, Lt. Col.: ''One Man's Flying Column 2'' : Tipperary Historical Journal: pub. County Tipperary Historical Society :1992 () *Ryan, Thomas, Lt. Col.: ''One Man's Flying Column'' : Tipperary Historical Journal: pub. County Tipperary Historical Society :1991 () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Ryan (Irish Army officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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