Identity area
Reference code
IE CA CP/1/1/4/4/13
Title
Funeral procession of Terence MacSwiney
Date(s)
- 28 Oct. 1920 (Creation)
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Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print
Context area
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
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Scope and content
The funeral procession of Terence MacSwiney outside St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark, London, on 28 October 1920. MacSwiney was a republican Lord Mayor of Cork who died on 25 October 1920 in Brixton Prison after a lengthy hunger strike. As chaplain to the Mayor, Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap., a Capuchin friar, was at his side during his final days. He was also a prominent mourner at MacSwiney’s funeral. Fr. Dominic can be seen walking directly behind the carriage.