Terence MacSwiney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Terence MacSwiney

Irish playwright, author and nationalist politician

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1879

Place of Birth: Cork, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1920

Profession: writer, poet, politician

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Terence James MacSwiney (; Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician.
He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920.
He was arrested by the British Government on charges of sedition and imprisoned in Brixton Prison.
His death there in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike brought him and the Irish Republican campaign to international attention.