Summary: The Cork revolutionary Muriel MacSwiney has been airbrushed from history. While she may be forgotten, her life story is both complex and fascinating. Born in 1892 into a wealthy Cork family she left all this behind when she became a republican activist & later a communist. She was a central figure in a hungerstrike in 1920 that was a pivotal moment in the war of Independence. This, the first of two episodes on MacSwiney, looks at her early life up until 1920. Next weeks show will look at her later life.
