List of brigades of the Irish Republican Army

Munster

County Clare

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	Michael Brennan
1918–1922	Mid Clare Brigade	1st Western	Frank Barrett
1918–1922	West Clare Brigade	1st Western	Art O'Donnell

Ulster

County Antrim

Period	Brigade	Division	Commandant
1916–1922	Belfast Brigade	3rd Northern	Sean Cusack & Joe McKelvey

County Cavan

Period	Brigade	Division	Commandant
1916–1921	Cavan Brigade
1921–1922	East Cavan Brigade	5th Northern	Peadar McMahon, Sean Gallagher & Seumus McGoran
1921–1922	West Cavan Brigade	Midland	Pat Woods

County Donegal

Period	Brigade	Division	Commandant
–1922	West Donegal Brigade	1st Northern
–1922	North East Donegal Brigade	1st Northern
–1922	South West Donegal Brigade	1st Northern
–1922	South East Donegal Brigade	1st Northern

County Monaghan

Period	Brigade	Division	Commandant
1916–1922	Monaghan Brigade	5th Northern	Eoin O'Duffy

Connacht

County Galway

Period	Brigade	Division	Commandant
1916–1920	Galway Brigade
1920–1922	South East Galway Brigade	1st Western
1920–1922	North Galway Brigade	2nd Western
1920–1922	West Galway Brigade	4th Western	Peter Joe McDonnell

Bibliography

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 0786485191.

External links

Bureau of Military History, 1913-1921 at Defence Forces
Order of Battle of the Irish Republican Army, June 1922 by Paul V. Walsh

Irish Republican Army (1917–22)

General	Genealogy Irish Volunteers Irish Citizen Army Easter Rising Sinn Féin Declaration of Independence Irish Republic Dáil Éireann (First Dáil & Second Dáil) Irish Bulletin Irish War of Independence Flying column Government of Ireland Act 1920 British Partition (Northern Ireland & Southern Ireland) Anglo-Irish Treaty Irish Civil War Irish Free State

Organisation	Brigades of the Irish Republican Army Irish Republican Police The Squad

Actions	Soloheadbeg ambush Rescue at Knocklong Listowel mutiny Rineen ambush Tooreen ambush Battle of Ballinalee Dublin Bloody Sunday Kilmichael ambush Clonfin ambush Dromkeen ambush Upton ambush Clonmult ambush Coolavokig ambush Sheemore ambush Clonbanin ambush Selton Hill ambush Burgery ambush Crossbarry ambush Headford ambush Scramoge ambush Kilmeena ambush Custom House burning Carrowkennedy ambush Coolacrease killings Belfast Bloody Sunday

Chiefs of Staff	Cathal Brugha (1917–19) Richard Mulcahy (1919–22) Eoin O'Duffy (1922)

Personalities	Michael Collins JJ "Ginger" O'Connell Terence MacSwiney Emmet Dalton Dick McKee Paddy Daly Piaras Béaslaí Robert Erskine Childers Liam Mellows Joe McKelvey Frank Aiken Gearóid O'Sullivan Tom Maguire Seán Lemass Seán Mac Mahon Stephen Behan Andrew Cooney Seán Treacy Dan Breen Seán Hogan Séamus Robinson Tom Barry Seán Mac Eoin Charlie Hurley Seán O'Hegarty Seán Moylan Tom McEllistrim George Oliver Plunkett George Lennon Michael Kilroy Ernie O'Malley Frank Aiken Moss Twomey Tom Hales Sean Hales Peadar O'Donnell Liam Tobin Joseph McGrath Richard Barrett

Associates	Irish Republican Brotherhood Cumann na mBan Fianna Éireann Clan na Gael Irish Self-Determination League National Association of Old IRA 1916–1921 Club

Derivatives	National Army Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army

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