Tom Barry (Irish republican) a Cork hospital in 1980 and was survived by his wife, Leslie de Barra (née Price), whom he married in 1921 and who was the director of organization for Cumann na mBan and later President of the Irish Red Cross, Price played a major role in the Easter Rising, and was in fact one of the last women to leave the GPO. She died in 1984. Barry is buried in St Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork. Tom Barry (Irish republican) Thomas Barry (1 July 1897 – 2 July 1980) was a prominent guerrilla leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the
Barry (name) of the personal name "Henry". In such cases, the name is partly derived from the Welsh "ap", as is the case of the similar surname "Parry", which is in turn derived from the Welsh "ap Harry". In other cases, the surname "Barry" is derived from a place name, sometimes seemingly of Continental origin, and sometimes derived from a British place name, such as Barry, Angus in Scotland. The surname "Barry", when borne in Ireland, is chiefly derived from the name borne by the Anglo-Norman de Barry family. In Irish, this family's name is rendered "de Barra". In Ireland, the surname