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TERENCE JOSEPH MCSWINEY, M.P. Irish Lord Mayor of Cork and self-martyr by starvation (1880 - 1920) Our spirit is . . . to show ourselves eager to work for, and if need be, to die for the Irish Republic. Facing our enemy we must declare an attitude simply. . . . We ask for no mercy and we will make no compromise.       - from a document in his possession when he was sentenced in Aug., 1920         [Patriotism] 'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom!   Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear     The living degradation we may know       If we do dread death for a sacred cause?       - lines written when a boy, in the "Nation", Nov. 3, 1920         [Patriotism] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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