The Propaganda War - Hunger Strike
Thomas Ashe funeral, 1917
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HE:EW.384
Thomas Ashe funeral, 1917
The funeral of Thomas Ashe, showing the firing squad shooting at the graveside. Ashe went on hunger strike in Mountjoy Jail in 1917, and died due to being force fed. Hunger strike was a powerful weapon throughout the revolutionary years.Location:
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