Seán McCaughey
Seán McCaughey | |
|---|---|
Seán Mac Eachaidh | |
| Born | 1915 Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 11 May 1946 (aged 30–31) Portlaoise Prison, County Laois, Ireland |
| Cause of death | Hunger strike |
| Organization | Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) |
| Known for | Hunger strike of 23 days, from 19 April 1946 |
Seán McCaughey (Irish: Seán Mac Eóchaidh[1]) (1915 – 11 May 1946) was an Irish Republican Army leader in the 1930s and 1940s, and hunger striker.
Born in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, McCaughey was Adjutant-General of the IRA and Officer Commanding (O/C) of its Northern Command. In September 1941 he was found guilty by a Dublin court of having detained and assaulted Stephen Hayes, IRA Chief of Staff, and sentenced to death by firing squad. His sentence was commuted to life.[citation needed]
Imprisoned in Portlaoise Prison, McCaughey refused to wear prison clothes and spent nearly five years naked except for a blanket. He commenced a hunger strike on 19 April 1946. After 10 days, he stopped taking water and died on 11 May, the twenty-third day of his protest.[2]
He was buried in a family grave in Milltown Cemetery which is under the care of the National Graves Association, Belfast.
He was the last person to die on hunger strike in the Irish state.[citation needed]
Sources
- "McCaughey's Doom". Time Magazine. 29 September 1941. Retrieved 14 August 2008., Time Magazine, 29 September 1941.
- National Graves Association
- Sean McCaughey song
- SEAN McCAUGHEY mp3
References
- ^ Meehan, Mairtin Óg (2006). Finely Tempered Steel: Sean McCaughey and the IRA. Republican Publications. p. 63. ISBN 0-9542946-3-7.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19460511&id=Ki0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5783,4543808