MAGGIE THATCHER IS NOT THE ONLY BRITISH AUTHORITY WHO HAD TO DEAL - TopicsExpress



          

MAGGIE THATCHER IS NOT THE ONLY BRITISH AUTHORITY WHO HAD TO DEAL WITH HUNGER STRIKE AS PROTEST...IT WAS A FAIRLY COMMON FORM OF RESISTANCE IN IRELAND. TERENCE MAC SWINEY, WAS AN AVOWED PACIFIST, AND THE LORD MAYOR OF CORK. HE WENT ON HUGER STRIKE IN PROTEST, AND DIED AS A RESULT. HERE IS A SHORT SEGMENT OF A DOCUMENTARY ON THIS HISTORY, FEATURING SOME OLD FILM FOOTAGE AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE MAC SWINEY FAMILY: (VIDEO-6 MINUTES)
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:55:18 +0000

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