Liam Lynch

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Irish Republican Army member Irish republican military leader person

Liam Lynch was a prominent Irish republican military leader who served as chief of staff of the anti-Treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish Republican Army member → Irish republican → military leader → person →
ageAtDeath	29 →
arrestedBy	British forces →
arrestEvent	captured during a raid in Cork in 1920 and later escaped →
burialPlace	Kilcrumper Cemetery, near Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland →
capturedBy	Irish Free State forces →
capturedDuring	Knockmealdown Mountains engagement, April 1923 →
causeOfDeath	gunshot wound →
commanded	1st Southern Division, Irish Republican Army → Cork No. 2 Brigade, Irish Republican Army →
commemoratedBy	annual republican commemorations at his graveside →
conflict	Irish Civil War → Irish War of Independence →
countryOfCitizenship	Ireland →
dateOfBirth	1893-11-09 →
dateOfDeath	1923-04-10 →
endTime	1923-04-10 →
era	20th century →
ethnicGroup	Irish →
familyName	Lynch →
fullName	William Joseph Lynch →
givenName	William →
hasMemorial	Liam Lynch memorial at the Knockmealdown Mountains →
ideology	Irish republicanism →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
memberOf	Irish Republican Army → Irish Volunteers →
militaryBranch	Irish Republican Army →
nationality	Irish →
nickname	Liam →
notableEvent	directed guerrilla campaign in County Cork during the Irish War of Independence → participated in the capture of Mallow barracks in 1920 →
notableFor	leadership of anti-Treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War → refusal to accept the Anglo-Irish Treaty →
occupation	revolutionary → soldier →
opposedTo	Anglo-Irish Treaty →
placeOfBirth	Barnagurraha, County Limerick, Ireland →
placeOfDeath	Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland →
positionHeld	Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty) →
religion	Roman Catholic →
sideInConflict	anti-Treaty IRA →
startTime	1922-03-26 →
woundedIn	anti-Treaty IRA leadership meeting in the Knockmealdown Mountains, April 1923 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Irish Civil War →	commander
anti-Treaty IRA →	leader
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) →	notableCommander