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McSwiney prison letter one of 30 ‘rebel’ items

Six-page letter from Annie MacSwiney, written from Brixton Prison on Aug 28, 1920 in regard to her brother, Terence MacSwiney.

McSwiney prison letter one of 30 ‘rebel’ items

Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 00:00

Des O’Sullivan

MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, died in Brixton in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike.

AN historical collection of Irish republican letters will be for sale at Hegarty’s in Bandon next Tuesday (Feb 19) at 7pm.

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