Thomas Ashe was an Irish Republican who died on Hunger Strike in 1917. His death was caused due to force feeding by prison authorities in the Mater Hospital, Dublin. At the inquest into his death, the jury condemned the staff at the prison for the inhuman and dangerous operation performed on the prisoner, and other acts of unfeeling and barbaric conduct Ashe was a commander during the 1916 Easter Rising. He was one of the leading pipers at the funeral of ODonovan Rossa in 1915. His body lay in state in the hospital, dressed in his Volunteer Republican uniform, and 30,000 mourners filed past his coffin. He is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. The music is from the movie Hunger about the death of Bobby Sands who died on hunger strike in 1981 https://youtube/watch?v=HrLd5E1f1Fc
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:49:46 +0000
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