Michael Brennan (Lieutenant-General)
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Lieutenant-General Michael Brennan (2 February 1896 – 24 October 1986) was the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces from October 1931 until January 1940.
Brennan was born in
Limerick city and soon he was training men in and around Meelick. He took part in preparations for the Easter Rising and spent the next five years in and out of prison and trouble, becoming the first O/C, East Clare Brigade, and later in charge of all three Clare Brigades of the IRA. This became the First Western Division, which Éamon de Valera reputedly described as the "best in the country".[2]
References
- ^ Quinn, James. "Brennan, Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-906127-26-1. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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