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The 1920 Cork hunger strike begins which eventually results in the deaths of three Irish Republicans including the Lord Mayor of Cork Terence MacSwiney.
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1920 Cork hunger strike
Part of the Irish War of Independence
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Terence MacSwiney
Irish playwright, author and politician (1879–1920)
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