Terence, Muriel and Máire MacSwiney
A photo of Terence, Muriel and Máire MacSwiney. Máire MacSwiney was born on 23 June 1918. She later married Ruairí Brugha, the son of Cathal Brugha.
© Cork Public Museum.Terence, Muriel and Máire MacSwiney
© Cork Public Museum.
© Cork Public Museum.
Terence, Muriel and Máire MacSwiney
A photo of Terence, Muriel and Máire MacSwiney. Máire MacSwiney was born on 23 June 1918. She later married Ruairí Brugha, the son of Cathal Brugha.
© Cork Public Museum.Political Career
In 1918, Terence MacSwiney was elected unopposed to the first Dáil Éireann as Sinn Féin representative for Mid Cork. He was also elected a member of Cork Corporation. On his release from jail, he became Tomás MacCurtain's second in command in the Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After MacCurtain was murdered by Royal Irish Constabulary and Black and Tans in March 1920, MacSwiney became both Lord Mayor of Cork and Commandant of the Cork Brigade.
Terence and Muriel MacSwiney
A photo of Terence MacSwiney with his wife Muriel. Terence MacSwiney married Muriel Murphy, a member of the well-known family of brewers in Cork, on 9 June 1917 at Bromyard in England.
© Clonmore & Reynolds.Terence and Muriel MacSwiney
© Clonmore & Reynolds.
© Clonmore & Reynolds.
Terence and Muriel MacSwiney
A photo of Terence MacSwiney with his wife Muriel. Terence MacSwiney married Muriel Murphy, a member of the well-known family of brewers in Cork, on 9 June 1917 at Bromyard in England.
© Clonmore & Reynolds.On 12 August 1920, MacSwiney and other members of the Cork Brigade were arrested. MacSwiney was charged with the possession of a cipher key to coded messages used by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and three other counts of sedition. He was tried by court martial on 16 August 1920 and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.