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Subject(s)

• MacSwiney, Terence J. (Terence Joseph) 1879-1920 [Browse]
• HM Prison Brixton [Browse]
• Hunger strikes—England—London—History—20th century [Browse]
• Political prisoners—England—London—Biography [Browse]
• Authors, Irish—20th century—Biography [Browse]
• Revolutionaries—Ireland—Biography [Browse]
• Mayors—Ireland—Cork—Biography [Browse]
• Ireland—History—1910-1921—Biography [Browse]

Summary note

"Terence MacSwiney's seventy-three-day hunger strike in Brixton prison in 1920 marked a turning point in Ireland's struggle for independence. His courage and purpose made a profound impression on Irish and world opinion, and still echo through Irish political life." "A member of the Provisional Government, Lord Mayor of Cork, and Commander of the Cork No. 1 Brigade of the IRA, MacSwiney was one of the leading republican activists of his generation. He was also a writer of plays and political works, including The Principles of Freedom, and left a body of writing that encompassed poetry, political philosophy and ideas for Ireland's economic development." "Francis J. Costello's biography, the first to have full access to the MacSwiney family papers, creates a rounded portrait of MacSwiney's character and beliefs. It explores his life in all its complexity, and is at once the story of one of history's martyrs and a record of Ireland's revolutionary years."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-250) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

ISBN

0863222145

LCCN

^^^95237906^

OCLC

34140051

RCP

H - S

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