Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney
On Tomás MacCurtain’s death Terence MacSwiney was elected Lord Mayor of Cork.
Like MacCurtain, he had been a member of the Irish Volunteers and an enthusiast for the Irish language.
He had also been imprisoned following the Easter Rising.
A talented writer, he wrote a drama entitled ‘The Revolutionist’, several volumes of poetry and a political tract entitled ‘The Principles of Freedom’.
As well as being Lord Mayor of Cork, he was the Commandant of the First Cork Brigade of Read more [...]