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, in southeastern

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. The nearest town is

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approximately 12 kilometres away. Liam Lynch (1893-1923) was an Irish republican military leader. He served as Chief of Staff of the

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between March 1922-April 1923. He born at Barnagurraha and attended Anglesboro National School. A leading military commander in the

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, he opposed the

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on the grounds that it dis-established the

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proclaimed in 1916 and he assumed the position of Chief-of-Staff of the anti-treaty IRA called the "Irregulars". He was killed in a skirmish with Free State forces on the

Knockmealdown Mountains The Knockmealdown Mountains ( ga, Sléibhte Chnoc Mhaoldomhnaigh) are a mountain range located on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland, running east and west between the two counties. The highest peak of the range is Knockmea ...

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on 10 April 1923, aged 29.

References

External links

Anglesboro Community Council
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