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Third West Cork
Brigade
The Third West Cork Brigade flying column of the IRA was perhaps the most famous
active service unit of the Anglo - Irish war having won undying fame under
the leadership of Commandant Tom Barry.
The Brigade area extended from
Ballinhassig to the West and South West. Battalions were centred at Bandon,
Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Bantry, and Castletownbere.
After the war Tom Barry wrote an account of the activities of the West Cork
flying column entitled "Guerilla Days In Ireland". This best seller
was first published by the Irish Press in 1949. He died on 2nd July 1980 and is
buried in St. Finbarr's cemetery, Cork city.
Below is a list of the men who
died while on active service with this brigade.
| Rank | Surname | Firstname | Address | Date | Year | Place of Death |
| Volunteer | Hurley | John | Clonakilty | Easter | 1916 | G.P.O. Dublin |
| Lieutenant | Fitzgerald | Tim | Gaggin, Bandon | 29 August | 1920 | Brinny |
| Lieutenant | Connolly | John | Shannon Street, Bandon | 1 October | 1920 | Bandon |
| Vice-Commandant | McCarthy | Michael | East Green, Dunmanway | 28 November | 1920 | Kilmichael |
| Lieutenant | Deasy | Patrick | Kilmacsimon Quay, Bandon | 28 November | 1920 | Kilmichael |
| Lieutenant | Sullivan | James | Knockawaddra, Rossmore | 28 November | 1920 | Kilmichael |
| Volunteer | Tobin | Michael | Ballineen | November | 1920 | Grattan Street, Cork |
| Captain | Galvin | John | Main Street, Bandon | 3 December | 1920 | Bandon |
| Lieutenant | Donohue | Jim | Shannon Street, Bandon | 3 December | 1920 | Bandon |
| Section Commander | Begley | Joe | Castle Road, Bandon | 3 Decembeer | 1920 | Bandon |
| Lieutenant | McClean | Michael | Lowertown, Schull | 8 December | 1920 | Gaggin, Bandon |
| Volunteer | Crowley | Timothy | Behigullane, Dunmanway | 14 December | 1920 | Dunmanway |
| Captain | O'Mahony | Jeremiah | Paddock, Enniskeane | December | 1920 | Paddock, Enniskeane |
| Volunteer | Donovan | Patrick | Culnigh, Timoleague | 17 January | 1921 | Timoleague |
| Volunteer | Hegarty | Denis | Clashfluck, Timoleague | 21 January | 1921 | Courtmacsherry |
| Volunteer | O'Reilly | Daniel | Granassig, Kilbrittain | 24 January | 1921 | Bandon |
| Lieutenant | Crowley | Patrick | Kilbrittain | 4 February | 1921 | Maryboro, Timoleague |
| Section Commander | O'Driscoll | Patrick | Mohana, Skibbereen | 7 February | 1921 | Mohana, Skibbereen |
| Volunteer | Coffey | Patrick | Breaghna, Enniskeane | 14 February | 1921 | Kilrush, Enniskeane |
| Volunteer | Coffey | James | Breaghna, Enniskeane | 14 February | 1921 | Kilrush, Enniskeane |
| Lieutenant | Whelan | John | Liverpool | 15 February | 1921 | Upton |
| Lieutenant | Sullivan | Patrick | Raheen, Upton | 15 February | 1921 | Upton |
| Secrion Commander | Foley | Batt | Ballymurphy, Upton | 15 February | 1921 | Upton |
| Volunteer | McCarthy | Cornelius | Kilanetig, Ballinadee | 16 February | 1921 | Crois Na Leanbh, Kilbrittain |
| Volunteer | McGrath | John | Rathclarin, Kilbrittain | 16 February | 1921 | Crois Na Leanbh |
| Volunteer | Connolly | Timothy | Fearnagark, Kilbrittain | 16 February | 1921 | Crois Na Leanbh |
| Volunteer | O'Neill | Jeremiah | Knockpogue, Kilbrittain | 16 February | 1921 | Crois Na Leanbh |
| Brigadier | Hurley | Charles | Baurleigh, Kilbrittain | 19 March | 1921 | Ballinbhellig |
| Volunteer | Monahan | Peter | Bandon | 19 March | 1921 | Crossbarry |
| Volunteer | O'Leary | Jeremiah | Corrin, Leap | 19 March | 1921 | Crossbarry |
| Volunteer | Daly | Con | Carrig, Ballinsacarthy | 19 March | 1921 | Crossbarry |
| Volunteer | Whooley | Timothy | Carrycrowley, Ballineen | 22 March | 1921 | Shannonvale |
| Captain | Hurley | Frank | Laragh, Bandon | 9 May | 1921 | Bandon |
| Volunteer | Canty | Geoffrey | Scrahan, Newcestown | 9 May | 1921 | Morragh |
| Volunteer | Crowley | Daniel | Behigullane, Dunmanway | 7 June | 1921 | Behigullane |
| Lieutenant | Murphy | Con | Clashfluck, Timoleague | 11 May | 1921 | Cloundreen, Kilbrittain |
| Volunteer | Donovan | Matthew | Quarries Cross, Bandon | 10 June | 1921 | Quarries Cross, Bandon |
| Volunteer | Murphy | John | Cloghane, Bandon | 22 June | 1921 | Cloghane, Bandon |
| Commandant | O'Neill | Michael | Maraboro, Kilbrittain | 29 April | 1922 | Ballygroman |
| Section Commander | McCarthy | Patrick | Monahin, Kilcoe, Ballydehob | August | 1922 | Skibbereen |
| Commandant | Ross | Gibbs | Glandart, Bantry | 13 August | 1922 | Bantry |
| Captain | Cooney | Patrick | Bridge Street, Skibbereen | 13 August | 1922 | Bantry |
| Lieutenant | McCarthy | Donal | Carrigbawn, Drinagh | 13 August | 1922 | Bantry |
| Lieutenant | Crowley | Michael | Reenogreena, Glandore | 13 August | 1922 | Bantry |
| Volunteer | Pearse | Patrick | Kinsale | 4 October | 1922 | Upton |
| Volunteer | Sullivan | Daniel | Kinsale | 4 October | 1922 | Upton |
| Volunteer | Hayes | Michael | Shannon Street, Bandon | 4 October | 1922 | Upton |
| Volunteer | Donovan | Daniel | Clogagh | 4 October | 1922 | Timoleague |
| Section Commander | O'Leary | Tadhg | South Square, Macroom | 4 November | 1922 | Ballineen |
| Volunteer | Howell | John | Clonakilty | 4 November | 1922 | Enniskeane |
| Volunteer | Duggan | Patrick | Kilbrogan, Bandon | 17 Novembeer | 1922 | Glengariff |
| Assistant Quarter-Master General | Barrett | Richard | Hollyhill, Ballineen | 8 December | 1922 | Mountjoy |
| Volunteer | Dease | George | Castlehaven | 8 December | 1922 | Kealkil |
| Volunteer | Dwyer | J. | Castletownbere | 8 December | 1922 | Kealkil |
| Captain | Kennefick | Timothy | Fairhill, Cork | 11 December | 1922 | Coachford |
| Captain | Cunningham | Laurence | Clonakilty | 15 February | 1923 | Lyre |
| Volunteer | O'Connor | John | Innishannon | 7 March | 1923 | Ballyseedy, Tralee |
| Lieutenant | Kelly | Denis | Scart Road, Bantry | 17 April | 1923 | Kealkil |
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