Mary MacSwiney
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Mary MacSwiney was an Irish republican activist and politician, as well as a teacher.
Mary Mac Swiney head and shoulders
Mary (left) and Muriel MacSwiney while campaigning in the United States in 1920
British Army intelligence file for Mary McSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
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Terence James MacSwiney 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. He was arrested by the British Gove
Mary MacSwiney
…republican activist and politician, as well as a teacher. MacSwiney was thrust into both the national and international spotlight in 1920 when her brother Terence MacSwiney, then the Lord Mayor of Cork, went on hunger strike in protest of British policy in Ireland. Mary, alongside her sister-in-law Muriel MacSwiney kept…
The MacSwineys on their wedding day. The best man Richard Mulcahy can be seen on the right.
Terence, Muriel and daughter Máire in circa May 1919
A bust of Terence MacSwiney outside Cork City Hall. The text, written in Irish, translates as: Terence MacSwiney 1879–1920 Teachta Dála Lord Mayor of Cork 20 March – 25 October 1920
Hunger Strikers Memorial Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin