Cathal Brugha | Who's Who in the Irish Revolution Episode 3

Though he held some of the most important roles in the War of Independence little is known about Cathal Brugha’s life as he left very few written records. He served as President of Dáil Éireann until Éamon de Valera was released from prison and as Minister for Defense he refused to take a salary for what he considered to be his civic duty. Most well known for his bitter denunciation of Micheal Collins during the Treaty debates, Brugha was a complex figure who had a major influence on the Irish Revolution References: Fergus O’Farrell - “Cathal Brugha” Leon Ó’Broin - “Revolutionary Underground” Rúan O’Donnell - “Patrick Pearse” Joost Augusteijn - “Patrick Pearse” Charles Townshend - “Easter 1916” Social Media: Twitter:   / theirishnation   Facebook:   / theirishnationlives   Instagram:   / theirishnationlives   Soundcloud:   / theirishnationlives   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/t... Main Sources: Military Archives - http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie Century Ireland - https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland Diarmuid Lynch, Irish Revolutionary - http://diarmuidlynch.weebly.com/ Atlas of the Irish Revolution Maurice Walsh - “Bitter Freedom” Charles Townshend - "The Republic" Michael Hopkinson - ”The Irish War of Independence” Diarmuid Ferriter - “A Nation and not a Rabble” Richard Abbot - “Police Casualties in Ireland 1919 - 1922” Photos: Military Archives NLI Flickr account Wiki Commons