Thomas Bryan

Thomas Bryan (born Thomas Brien; 9 January 1897 – 14 March 1921) He was an experienced IRA Volunteer and a member of the Dublin Brigade's Active Service Unit. In 1917, he took part in the hunger strike in Mountjoy in which Thomas Ashe died. By 1920,

Bryan married Annie Glynn at St. Michan's Catholic Church, Dublin on 28 November 1920. English singer Boy George is one of Bryan's great-nephews.

Trial and execution He was tried by court-martial on 24 February 1921 for his part in an attempted ambush at Drumcondra on 21 January 1921. Found guilty of high treason, he was hanged, aged 24, along with Frank Flood at 8am on 14 March 1921. It was reported that a crowd of over 20,000 people assembled outside Mountjoy on the morning of the executions. He is now buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.

In March 2023, a plaque was unveiled by Dublin City Council at his old residence, 14 Henrietta Street.