Terence MacSwiney A fine original photograph showing MacSwiney with his wife Muriel and their baby daughter Máire aged perhaps 9-12 months, probably April or May 1919, circa 155 x 110 mm, framed....

Terence MacSwiney A fine original photograph showing MacSwiney with his wife Muriel and their baby daughter Máire aged perhaps 9-12 months, probably April or May 1919, circa 155 x 110 mm, framed. A most attractive photograph, apparently unpublished. Photographs showing MacSwiney with his family are very rare. He was in jail when his daughter was born in June 1918, and was released on humanitarian grounds only in March 1919, to support Muriel through a severe attack of influenza. Probably this photograph was taken as soon as she was well enough to be up and about. After his release MacSwiney spent much of his time travelling on Volunteer business and to collect money for the Dail Loan; for security reasons he rarely slept at home, and Muriel told friends she hardly ever saw him. Provenance: Cronin collection

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