Terence MacSwiney

Terence MacSwiney
MacSwiney in his mayoral robes, 1919
Teachta Dála
In office
December 1918 – 25 October 1920
ConstituencyCork Mid
Lord Mayor of Cork
In office
March 1920 – October 1920
ConstituencyCork County Council
Personal details
Born
Terence James MacSwiney

(1879-03-28)28 March 1879
Cork, Ireland
Died25 October 1920(1920-10-25) (aged 41)
Brixton Prison, London, England
Cause of deathHunger strike
Resting placeSt. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse
(m. 1917)
ChildrenMáire
Relatives

Terence James MacSwiney (/məkˈswni/; Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920)[1] was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920.[2] He was arrested by the British Government on charges of sedition and imprisoned in Brixton Prison. His death there in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike[3] brought him and the Irish Republican campaign to international attention.

  1. ^ Corkery, Daniel (December 1920). "Terence MacSwiney: Lord Mayor of Cork". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. 9 (36): 512–520. JSTOR 30092903.
  2. ^ "Terence MacSwiney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. ^ Power, Ed. "What Terence MacSwiney's body went through during his 74-day hunger strike". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.