Thomas ( Tommy ) Ryan ( 1893-1980 ) , was born in Tubrid , County Tipperary , and fought during the Irish War of Independence attached to the 6th ( after Dec. 1920 redesignated as 5th ) Battalion , ( Cahir ) , Third Tipperary Brigade , I.R.A. . Tommy Ryan was part of the Tipperary Gaelic football team which played against Dublin in Croke Park on November 21 , 1920 . This day has become known as Bloody Sunday as the British military invaded the pitch as a reprisal for the assassination of the Cairo Gang . After this date Ryan went on the run and joined Seán Hogan 's number 2 flying column . After the Anglo-Irish Treaty , he sided with the Government forces and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Irish Defence Forces . On his death he was buried with full military honours at the churchyard of his native village of Ballylooby
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday (1920)
Thomas Ryan (Irish Army officer)