Terence J MacSwiney

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Terence J MacSwiney

Gaelic: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne
Also Known As: "Terence MacSwiney"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: 23 North Main Street, Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Death: October 25, 1920 (41)
HM Prison Brixton, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (starvation)
Place of Burial: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Immediate Family:

Son of John MacSwiney; John MacSwiney, II; John MacSwiney; Mary Wilkinson; Mary Ann Wilkinson and 1 other
Husband of Murial Francis Murphy and Muriel Murphy MacSwiney
Father of MacSwiney; Private and Máire Brugha
Brother of Mary MacSwiney

Occupation: Lord Mayor of Cork
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About Terence J MacSwiney

Terence 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 on charges of sedition and imprisoned in Brixton Prison in England. His death there in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike brought him and the Irish struggle to international attention.

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Terence J MacSwiney's Timeline

1879
March 28, 1879
23 North Main Street, Cork, County Cork, Ireland
1918
June 23, 1918
County Cork, Ireland
1920
October 25, 1920
Age 41
HM Prison Brixton, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
November 1, 1920
Age 41
Republican Plot, Saint Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, County Cork, Ireland
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Cork, Ireland
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Ireland