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Today in History: Terence MacSwiney dies, hunger strike galvanizes world

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC · How we work

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Irish playwright and Sinn Féin Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney, arrested for sedition during the 1920 War of Independence, died in Brixton Prison after a 74-day hunger strike in October 1920, bringing global attention to the Irish republican campaign against British rule.

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Irish playwright and Sinn Féin Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney, arrested for sedition during the 1920 War of Independence, died in Brixton Prison after a 74-day hunger strike in October 1920, bringing global attention to the Irish republican campaign against British rule.