Irish playwright, author and politician (1879–1920)
Terence MacSwiney
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
(1879-03-28)28 March 1879 Cork, Ireland
Died
25 October 1920(1920-10-25) (aged 41) Brixton Prison, London, England
Cause of death
Hunger strike
Resting place
St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork
Political party
Sinn Féin
Spouse
Muriel Murphy
(m. 1917)
Children
Máire
Relatives
Mary MacSwiney (sister)
Seán MacSwiney (brother)
Ruairí Brugha (son-in-law)
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.
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