| ID | 2101 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Máire Ní Shuibhne Brugha Papers |
| Collection Description | Máire Ní Shuibhne Brugha was born in [Cork] to Terence MacSwiney (1879–1920), a revolutionary, who was instrumental in setting up the Cork Volunteers in 1913. He became Lord Mayor of Cork in 1916 following the murder of his friend Tomás MacCurtain. Arrested by the British Army during a raid on City Hall, he was sentenced to prison in Brixton for two years. He began a hunger strike which drew international attention and died on day 74 of his fast. [UCD Archives] |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.ucd.ie/archives/collections/depositedcollections... |
| Reference | P144 |
| Description | Account by Máire Ní Shuibhne Brugha of her early life, including education, separation from her mother, return to Ireland from Germany, 1932; also comments on C. Fallon's biography of Mary MacSwiney (1987) and F. Costello's biography of her father (1995). |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1987-1994 |
| Century | 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | Produced for consultation in original format. |
| Repository Name | UCD Archives |
| Address | James Joyce Library UCD Belfield Dublin 4 |
| Eircode | D04 R7R0 |
| Telephone | (01) 716-7555 |
| Email Address | archives@ucd.ie |
| Repository Web Address | www.ucd.ie/archives |
| latitude | 53.30671 |
| longitude | -6.22347 |