Senior Cycle Book Recommendation of the Month

Principles of Freedom by Terence MacSwiney

“It is love of country that inspires us not hate of the enemy…”

Published posthumously in 1921, ‘Principles of Freedom’ details the heart and mind of Cork’s Lord Mayor, who gave his life for his country.

MacSwiney survived 75 days of Hunger Strike before his death in Brixton Prison on the 25th of October 1920.  The collection of essays details the Lord Mayor’s hopes and dreams for a free and independent Ireland.

From armed revolution to Irish womanhood and Anglo-Irish relations, MacSwiney’s writings exposes a deep and unrelenting love of country. It exposes the ideology that would cause Terence MacSwiney to give the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of Irish freedom.