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 .
County Clare
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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
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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
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County Tipperary
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County Waterford
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Leinster
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County Carlow
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County Dublin
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County Kildare
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County Kilkenny
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County Laois
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County Longford
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Period
Brigade
Division
Commandant
1920-1922
Longford Brigade
1st Midlands Division
Seán Mac Eoin [12]
County Louth
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County Offaly
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Period
Brigade
Division
Commandant
1920-1922
Offaly Brigade
1st Eastern Division
Barry Byrne[citation needed ]
County Westmeath
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County Wexford
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County Wicklow
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County Antrim
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County Armagh
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County Cavan
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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
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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
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County Fermanagh
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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
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County Monaghan
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Period
Brigade
Division
Commandant
1916–1922
Monaghan Brigade
5th Northern Division
Eoin O'Duffy
County Tyrone
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Connacht
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County Galway
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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
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County Mayo
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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
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County Sligo
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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
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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
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