North City in Dublin in County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)
Thomas Bryan
1899 - 1921
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
1. Thomas Bryan Marker
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[Unveiled 14 March 2023]
Erected 2023 by Dublin City Council/Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Αtha Cliath.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1921.
Location. 53° 21.144′ N, 6° 16.207′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in North City. It is on Henrietta Street just west of Bolton Street (National Route 1), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin, Leinster D01 HH34, Ireland. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ancient East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Ingram (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); William Rowan Hamilton (about 150 meters away); Sean McLoughlin (about 150 meters away); Robert Mallet F.R.S. (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Ιire 1798 Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Penneys (approx. 0.4
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Regarding Thomas Bryan. Per the Dublin City Council website:
This plaque commemorates Thomas Bryan, who, at the age of 24, in 1921 was hanged for High Treason by the British.
Bryan, a 24 year old electrician, was amongst a group of young volunteers who on 21 January 1921, set out to ambush Black and Tans as they travelled into Dublin city from Gormanstown. Another volunteer was 19 year old Frank Flood, after whom the bridge at Drumcondra was named in 2021.
Having been spotted in Drumcondra the party tried to escape via Gracefield Road and Clonturk Park, but surrendered after one of the men was shot and killed.
Tried and found guilty of High Treason, four of the men, Patrick Doyle (29); Francis Xavier Flood (19); Thomas Bryan (24), and Bernard Bertie Ryan (21) were hanged at Mountjoy Prison on 14 March 1921.
Thomas Bryan was only recently married, and the pension application, submitted by his grieving family, reveals the poverty in which
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
2. Thomas Bryan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
