Bernard Ryan
| Bernard Ryan | |
|---|---|
| File:Bernardryan.jpgBernardryan.jpg | |
| Born | 1 January 1900 |
| 💀Died | 14 March 1921 (aged 21) at Mountjoy Prison, Dublin14 March 1921 (aged 21) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Irish |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Executed IRA volunteer : One of The Forgotten Ten |
Bernard Ryan was one of six men hanged in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin on the 14 March 1921. He was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and part of the Dublin Brigade's Active Service Unit.[1] He was one of The Forgotten Ten.
Trial and execution[edit]
Ryan was tried by Court-martial on 24 February 1921 and convicted of high treason and 'levying war against the King', following an attempted ambush at Drumcondra on 21 January 1921.[2]
By trade he was an apprentice tailor. He had two sisters, Katie, and Sarah, and a foster brother, Paddy. His late father, Joseph, was from Thurles, County Tipperary, and his mother, Anne (née Plummer) was from Ferns, in Wexford. She outlived Bernard by five years. The family home was at No 8 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough, Dublin.[2]He had attended St Gabriels National School in Cowper Street.[2]
Reinterment[edit]
He is one of a group of men hanged in Mountjoy Prison in the period 1920-1921 commonly referred to as The Forgotten Ten. In 2001 he and the other nine, including Kevin Barry, were exhumed from their graves in the prison and given a full State Funeral. He is now buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
Bibliography[edit]
- Carey, Tim (2001). Hanged for Ireland: the forgotten ten: executed 1920-21: a documentary history. Tallaght, Dublin: Blackwater Press. p. 216. ISBN 1-84131-547-8. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ Gannon, Joe; Regan, Gerry. "Down Into the Mire; Part 4 of The Forgotten Ten". The Wild Geese. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Reinterment of 10 volunteers executed". Department of the Taoiseach. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
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