This is a list of brigades of the Irish Republican Army , formed or active between 1916 and 1922, which were involved in activities undertaken by the Irish Republican Army .
Munster [ edit ] County Clare [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1916–1917 East Clare Brigade Michael Brennan 1916–1917 Mid Clare Brigade Sean McNamara 1916–1917 North Clare Brigade H. J. Hunt 1916–1917 West Clare Brigade E. Fennell 1917–1918 Clare Brigade Patrick Brennan 1918–1922 East Clare Brigade 1st Western Division Michael Brennan 1918–1922 Mid Clare Brigade 1st Western Frank Barrett 1918–1922 West Clare Brigade 1st Western Art O'Donnell
County Kerry [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1914-1917 Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Austin Stack 1917-1919 1st Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Austin Stack 1919–1921 1st Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Patrick Cahill 1921 1st Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Andrew Cooney 1921-1922 1st Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Humphrey Murphy[10] -1921 2nd Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Dan Mahony 1921 2nd Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division Humphrey Murphy 1922 2nd Kerry Brigade 1st Southern Division John Joe Rice [11]
County Limerick [ edit ] County Tipperary [ edit ] County Waterford [ edit ] Leinster [ edit ] County Carlow [ edit ] County Dublin [ edit ] County Kildare [ edit ] County Kilkenny [ edit ] County Laois [ edit ] County Longford [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1919-1922 Longford Brigade 1st Midlands Division Thomas Reddington[13]
County Louth [ edit ] County Offaly [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1920-1922 Offaly Brigade 1st Eastern Division Barry Byrne[citation needed ]
County Westmeath [ edit ] County Wexford [ edit ] County Wicklow [ edit ] County Antrim [ edit ] County Armagh [ edit ] County Cavan [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1916–1921 Cavan Brigade Ulster Pat Woods 1921–1922 East Cavan Brigade 5th Northern Peadar McMahon, Seán Gallagher & Séamus McGovern 1921–1922 West Cavan Brigade 6th Northern Éamonn McGovern, Michael MacManus & Seán Dolan
County Donegal [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant –1922 West Donegal Brigade 1st Northern Division –1922 North East Donegal Brigade 1st Northern –1922 South West Donegal Brigade 1st Northern –1922 South East Donegal Brigade 1st Northern
County Down [ edit ] County Fermanagh [ edit ] No.1 Batt. Enniskillen A. Boho B. Derrygonnelly C. Enniskillen D. Monea E. Rosinuremore
No.2 Batt. Belcoo A. Belcoo B. Doobally C. Glan Lower D. Glan Upper E. Killinagh F. Mullaghdun
County Londonderry [ edit ] County Monaghan [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1916–1922 Monaghan Brigade 5th Northern Division Eoin O'Duffy
County Tyrone [ edit ] Connacht [ edit ] County Galway [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1916–1920 Galway Brigade 1920–1922 South East Galway Brigade 1st Western Joeseph Stanford 1920–1922 North Galway Brigade 2nd Western Division 1920–1922 West Galway Brigade 4th Western Division Peter Joe McDonnell
County Leitrim [ edit ] County Mayo [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1 West Mayo Brigade 4th Western Division Ned Mohan 2 North Mayo Brigade 4th Western Division C. Mackin ; Séamus Kilcullen 1922- 5 North West Mayo 4th Western Division Anthony Farrell East Mayo 3rd Western Division
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County Roscommon [ edit ] County Sligo [ edit ] Period Brigade Division Commandant 1st Scottish Brigade 1st Scottish 2nd Scottish Brigade 1st Scottish Liverpool Battalion London Battalion Newcastle-on-Tyne Battalion Q Company GHQ
Bibliography [ edit ] Hopkinson, Michael (2002). The Irish War of Independence: The Definitive Account of the Anglo Irish War of 1919-1921 . Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 0717161978 . McKenna, Joseph (2011). Guerrilla Warfare in the Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921 . McFarland. ISBN 978-0786485192 . References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]