Ambush historian under fire

THE unfounded and inaccurate allegations made by Peter Hart regarding the manner in which Tom Barry conducted the ambush at Kilmichael on November, 28, 1920 were again challenged by Meda Ryan, author of 'Tom Barry, IRA Freedom Fighter'.

Ambush historian under fire
Wed, 08 Dec, 2004 - 00:00

This occurred at ceremonies marking the 84th anniversary of the historic ambush on Sunday, November 28 last.

At the event, which attracted much media attention, a large attendance listened attentively as Ms Ryan outlined in detail the happenings of that fateful day 84 years ago.

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