Michael Fitzgerald

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December 3, 2021

Talk: The impact of Michael Fitzgerald’s martyrdom on Liam Lynch

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A talk I gave for Terence MacSwiney, Cork Men’s Gaol, and the Political Hunger Strike, 1920-2020 Conference   ‘Tell my people I want to be buried with Fitzgerald of Fermoy’: The impact of Michael Fitzgerald’s martyrdom on Liam Lynch (starts at approx 58mins in).…

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October 26, 2021

Talk: ‘A Fight to The Finish’ |The 1920 Hunger Strike of Michael Fitzgerald | Áras Uí Chonghaile

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An online talk I gave for Áras Uí Chonghaile in October 2021 about Michael Fitzgerald, Cork IRA leader.   Michael Fitzgerald, the Cork IRA leader, who was the first republican to die on hunger striker during the Tan War in October 1920. His death was eclipsed by that of Terence…

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May 25, 2021

Talk: The Life And Death Of Michael Fitzgerald by Gerard Shannon

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An online talk I gave for Trasna na Tíre in May 2021 about Michael Fitzgerald, Cork IRA leader. ‘This is a fight to the finish’: The life and death of Michael Fitzgerald, Cork IRA leader Not only the first republican hunger striker to die during the War of Independence, Michael…

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October 18, 2020

One hundred years ago: The first IRA prisoner dies on hunger strike

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I wrote this article which was originally published online by The Irish Times on Saturday, 17 October 2020. That date marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Michael Fitzgerald, the first republican to die during the Irish War of Independence. See the link to the original article here. I also discussed…

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