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In 1986, a 94-year-old man in County Mayo did something extraordinary—he withdrew his recognition from the Provisional IRA, the most powerful republican organization in Ireland. His name was Tom Maguire, and he was the last surviving member of the Second Dáil, the revolutionary parliament of 1921. For 77 years after the War of Independence ended, he never compromised, never surrendered, and never accepted anything less than a fully independent 32-county Irish Republic.

While Michael Collins became legend and Tom Barry's flying columns earned fame, Tom Maguire waged a quiet, relentless guerrilla war in the forgotten mountains of Mayo. He ambushed British patrols with just 6 men against 150 soldiers. He held off the Black and Tans when they tried to crush resistance in the west. He fought not for glory or recognition, but for an Ireland free from British rule—and he never stopped fighting, even when everyone else moved on.

This is the story of Ireland's most stubborn rebel. A farmer's son who became a guerrilla commander. A man who rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921 and spent the rest of his life—another 72 years—as the living keeper of republican legitimacy. He watched governments rise and fall, saw his comrades accept compromises he could never stomach, and remained the last man standing when everyone else had surrendered their principles.

From his first ambush in 1920 to his death in 1993 at age 101, Tom Maguire's life spanned the entire Irish revolutionary century. He granted legitimacy to the Provisional IRA in 1969, then took it away in 1986 when he believed they betrayed republican principles. He was called a hero by some, a fanatic by others. But no one could deny his absolute, unbreakable consistency.

Discover the tactical brilliance of his Mayo guerrilla campaign, the tragedy of the Irish Civil War that turned brothers against brothers, and the extraordinary seven decades he spent as a living witness to revolution, betrayal, and the endless struggle for Irish unity. This is history that challenges comfortable narratives—the story of a man who refused to compromise for 77 years.

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⏱️ KEY TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - The Last Man Standing: Tom Maguire in 1986 and why he mattered
15:23 - The Mayo Guerrilla War: 6 vs 150 and how Maguire fought the British Empire to a standstill
38:47 - The Treaty Betrayal: Why Maguire rejected the 1921 compromise and fought his own government
56:34 - 77 Years of Resistance: From recognizing the Provisional IRA in 1969 to rejecting them in 1986

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