Guerilla days return to Cork

Last year Neil Pearson adapted Tom Barry’s classic book 'Guerrilla Days in Ireland' and brought it successfully to the stage for its world premiere. The result was a bravura staging of the classic book that featured a host of characters and two Tom Barrys played by only four actors.

The cast and director managed to bring a legend alive on stage, along with a whole flying column’s worth of men.

Tom Barry's 'Guerrilla Days in Ireland' is a classic account of the War of Independence in West Cork by one of the foremost IRA commanders. Tom Barry was certainly a hero and not just an Irish hero either.

He was a hero to Che Guevera, an inspiration to him, even. Guevera, with some Cork roots himself, even tried to get him over to Cuba to train his men. The Israeli revolutionary Menachen Begin, also tried to get Barry to train his men when they revolted against the British.

During the War of Independence, with around 310 men facing over 12,500 British soldiers, he made his home of West Cork ungovernable. The British demanded that he be handed over as part of the Treaty negotiations, but Michael Collins refused.

'Guerrilla Days in Ireland' is simply a must see play. Brendan Conroy, Michael Grennell, Aidan O’Hare and Jack Walsh star in this Cork production.

'Guerrilla Days in Ireland' is at the Everyman Palace Theatre from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 25 August (excluding Sunday 12 and 19 August). Tickets are €25, concessions are €20, while opening night tickets are €15. Student tickets cost €7 from Monday to Wednesday.