Political funerals, jail breaks and hunger strikes

While most Irish people are familiar with the Soloheadbeg ambush and the life of Michael Collins during the Revolutionary years, 1913-1923, other interesting aspects of this most interesting period of Irish history have been largely forgotten.

These years saw a huge number of political funerals, jail breaks and hunger strikes, which shaped the political landscape of the time and of future decades.

This lecture describes the impact of political funerals on Irish society at that time, explores the origins of the hunger strike as a political weapon, and examines the most prominent of these jail breaks and hunger strikes.

Noreen Higgins-McHugh is the author of Tipperary’s Tithe War, 1830 - 1838 (2003) and A Guide to Tracing Your Tipperary Ancestors (2018) and Revolutionary Women of Tipperary 1914-123 (2024). Anyone who had the chance to hear Noreen's talk on Revolutionary Women of Tipperary 1914 - 1923, earlier in the year, in Nenagh or Lorrha, will know that this talk will be equally well-researched and we can look forward to a very informative evening.

Hosted by Kilbarron Terryglass Historical Society, the talk will take place on Friday, October 10, in Terryglass Hall, E45FC42, at 8pm. Admission: €5.