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MacSwiney (Terence). A paid Cheque drawn on Banc na Mumhan & Laighean Teo.,made out in Irish (signed Toirdhealbhach mac Suibhne) for œ5, dated 28.iii.1919, payable to Deora Frinseach, signed by her on reverse. Deora Frinseach (French) was a leading member of Conradh na Gaeilge and of Cumann na mBan. (1) Terence MacSwiney (1879-1920) was a founder of the Irish Volunteers in Cork, and was one of its officers at Easter 1916, when they were outmanoeuvred by the British military, who stationed artillery on high points around the city centre before the Volunteers could move. Elected to the first Dail, MacSwiney succeeded the murdered Tom s MacCurtain as Lord Mayor of Cork in March 1920. In late August he was jailed for two years for possession of confidential documents, and immediately went on hunger strike. He died in Brixton Prison on the 74th day of his fast, 24 October 1920. His funeral cortege was led through the streets of London by Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne, who was in London because the British Government had refused to allow him to travel to Ireland, sending a destroyer to intercept the vessel on which he was travelling.