Joe Murphy (Irish republican)

For other people named Joseph Murphy, see Joseph Murphy (disambiguation).

Joe Murphy
Born
Joseph Patrick Murphy

(1895-05-10)10 May 1895
Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
Died25 October 1920(1920-10-25) (aged 25)
Cork Gaol, County Cork, Ireland
Resting placeSaint Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Known forIrish Republican Army prisoner who died on hunger strike

Joseph Patrick Murphy (Irish: Seosamh Ó Murchú; 10 May 1895 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish militant and Republican activist who was one of 22 Irish Republicans who died on hunger strike in the 20th century. He was an Officer in the Irish Republican Army who died as a result of his participation in the 1920 Cork hunger strike at Cork Gaol.[1]

  1. ^ Collins, Lorcan, (2019), Irelands War of Independence 1919-1921, The O'Brien Press, Dublin, pg 154, ISBN 978-0-963365-8-1.