Terence MacSwiney | |
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 MacSwiney in his mayoral robes, 1919 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office December 1918 – 25 October 1920 | |
| Constituency | Cork Mid |
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office March 1920 – October 1920 | |
| Constituency | Cork County Council |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terence James MacSwiney 28 March 1879 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 25 October 1920 (aged 41) Brixton Prison, London, England |
| Cause of death | Hunger strike |
| Resting place | St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Máire |
| Relatives |
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Terence James MacSwiney (/məkˈswiːni/; 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.
- ^ Corkery, Daniel (December 1920). "Terence MacSwiney: Lord Mayor of Cork". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. 9 (36): 512–520. JSTOR 30092903.
- ^ "Terence MacSwiney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ 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.