Anglesboro

Anglesboro or Anglesborough (Irish: Gleann na gCreabhar, historically anglicized as Gleanagruer) is a small village at the foot of the Galtee Mountains, in southeastern County Limerick, Ireland.[1] The nearest town is Mitchelstown in County Cork approximately 12 kilometres away.

Anglesboro

Gleann na gCreabhar
Village
Anglesboro Village Hall
Anglesboro
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.34237°N 8.28826°W / 52.34237; -8.28826
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceR803212

Notable people

Liam Lynch (1893-1923) was an Irish republican military leader. He served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army between March 1922-April 1923. He born at Barnagurraha and attended Anglesboro National School. A leading military commander in the War of Independence, he opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty on the grounds that it dis-established the Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916 and he assumed the position of Chief-of-Staff of the anti-treaty IRA called the "Irregulars". He was killed in a skirmish with Free State forces on the Knockmealdown Mountains in County Tipperary on 10 April 1923, aged 29.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. "Letters of Liam Lynch" (PDF). National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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