History - Terence McSwiney

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#History - Terence McSwiney

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<p>City councillors voted in 2021 to move forward with the name change to honour the family of Cork’s most famous lord mayor, Terence MacSwiney.</p>

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Cork's Anglesea Street could be renamed MacSwiney Street next year if legislation is changed

Plans by Cork City Council to change the street's name to honour lord mayor Terence MacSwiney has run into issues around national legislation

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SJennifer Horgan: Cork nun Kate McCarthy deserves better

<p>Colum ‘Cully’ Radford in front of the bust of Terence MacSwiney at Cork City Hall. Mr Radford is joining the fast in solidarity with the people of Palestine — inspired by his grandfather, Lar Cotter, who joined the Cork hunger strike in 1920 in protest at the detention of MacSwiney, then Cork’s lord mayor. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit"> Picture: Dan Linehan</span>
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Cork hunger striker's grandson joins 24-hour fast for Palestine

Book casts fresh light on ideas that shaped Terence MacSwiney

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Book casts fresh light on ideas that shaped Terence MacSwiney

Horror of seeing brother die on hunger strike hardened Mary MacSwiney against Treaty

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Horror of seeing brother die on hunger strike hardened Mary MacSwiney against Treaty

MacSwiney’s body was sent straight to Cork despite protests from Lord Mayor’s family

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MacSwiney’s body was sent straight to Cork despite protests from Lord Mayor’s family