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
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
Muriel MacSwiney
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Muriel MacSwiney was an Irish republican and left-wing activist, and the first woman to be given the Freedom of New York City. She was the wife of Terence MacSwiney, mother of Máire MacSwiney Brugha a
Terence MacSwiney
…suppressed after only 11 issues. At Christmas 1915, MacSwiney spent a night at the home of the Fleischmanns. While there, he met a friend of his sisters, Muriel Murphy. She was from a rich brewing family in Cork with conservative politics, but in 1915 she became a member of the Gaelic League and Cumann na mBan. MacSwiney…
MacSwiney in 1920
A photographic portrait of MacSwiney taken in 1922