Person: Mary MacSwiney

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<p>During the Civil War Mary MacSwiney, described by the British government as one of 'the most extreme and dangerous women in Ireland', endured two gruelling hunger strikes. Pictures: Getty</p>

culture

Book extract: Woman who refused to be silenced in fight for republican independence

Betrayal of the republic, for Mary MacSwiney, would have meant betrayal of a brother she loved and admired, and it would have been almost impossible for her to think and feel in any other way

<p>August 1922: Free State troops make their way along Clontarf St towards Lower Oliver Plunkett St and the city centre. Clontarf St is now bounded by the Clayton Hotel and Deloitte, and the structure atop Clontarf Bridge is long gone. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive</p>

spotlight

Irish Civil War: Free State takes over its second city after naval landings and the Battle for Cork

<p>Mary MacSwiney. Picture: Cork City and County Archives</p>

munster

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

Clodagh Finn: Still a long way to go before women are heard, never mind heeded

general

Terence MacSwiney: The life and times of a Cork martyr

general

Book review: Ireland: The Autobiography ed. by John Bowman

Swan song for Terence MacSwiney - one of Cork’s revolutionary heroes

An American composer’s Cork connections inspired him to write an almost forgotten work dedicated to Terence MacSwiney. The piece is about to gets its first airing in the city, writes Marjorie Brennan

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

Revolution in learning about Irish history sees events in new ways

School students are learning about the Irish revolution in a new way through photos, documents, and maps showing some of the events and personalities in a different light.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2016

1916 letters give students different slant on history

Things have changed a lot at St Angela’s College, Cork, since one of its teachers was arrested for her ties to the Easter Rising.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Same sex marriage proposal puts Church against State

THE decision by the Taoiseach to publicly support same-sex marriage will mean he is about to have a fight on his hands, firstly from conservative Fine Gael backbenchers but, more volubly, from the leaders of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2013

Triumph and tragedy the legacy of controversial oath of allegiance

The Oath is Dead and Gone

Sat, 04 Feb, 2012

Abuse of power and the gardaí is nothing new to boozy politicians

WITH the rumblings of Garglegate in Galway still continuing, we had the story of PJ Sheehan threatening the young garda outside Leinster House when she prevented him from driving his car because he had too much to drink.

Sat, 25 Sep, 2010

Rebel countess blazed the way for a hardline set of women republicans

NEXT week marks 90 years since the election of the first Irish woman to parliament — Countess Constance Markievicz.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2008

Ireland must not even contemplate extraditing grandparents to the US

THE High Court case for the extradition of Tim and Ethel Blake, of Cobh, for kidnapping their grandson Dylan is an outrage.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2006