Kevin Barry
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"Kevin Gerard Barry" was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising. Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an Irish Volunteers operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.

Barry's execution outraged nationalist public opinion in Ireland and its diaspora, largely because of his age. The timing of the execution, only days after the death by hunger strike of Terence MacSwiney, the republican Lord Mayor of Cork (city)/Cork, brought public opinion to fever-pitch. His treatment and death attracted great international attention and attempts were made by U.S. and Vatican officials to secure a reprieve. His execution and MacSwiney's death precipitated a dramatic escalation in violence as the Irish War of Independence entered its most bloody phase. Due to his refusal to inform, Barry became one of the most celebrated Irish republicans.

A Kevin Barry (song)/ballad bearing Barry's name, relating the story of his execution, has been sung by artists as diverse as Paul Robeson, Leonard Cohen, Lonnie Donegan, and The Dubliners..

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It saddens me to think how hard we worked, after the disappointing losses to (Lennox) Lewis and Chris Byrd, to get David respected again, to promote, market and position him to again fight for the heavyweight championship of the world - and now he is fighting the likes of a Cisse Salif.

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I'd give Frank the ball every single day.

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I feel bad for the guy. I can't believe we've lost another one.

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I am not surprised at the quality of Tua's next opponent; I am more embarrassed.

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I was there every day except when I went on vacation. I'd get there early and stay until the afternoon.

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Best blocking tight end? Probably 71, ... U-71 package.

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The signature is the same because they are exactly the same in production. So it's the same make and model.

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Going to the Super Bowl and winning the Super Bowl. That would be it.

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I don't want to see more development on the waterfront. Knock it down, put some benches in there, some grass, a little area for the sailing operation. I don't want to see condos or some recreational center.

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