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(Above) The marble bust of Tomas MacSwiney. Sculpted by Albert Power, with the original box it was smuggled in from Dublin to Cork.
(Right) The Republican Silver, 'Loving Cup'. Made by William Egan, Cork.
A marble bust of former Lord Mayor of Cork Terence MacSwiney was presented to Cork Public Museum by the family of Cork’s first female Lord Mayor, Jane Dowdall.
It is one of two hugely significant artefacts relating to the War of Independence in our collection, the other being ‘The Loving Cup,’ a very rare piece of Republican silver, manufactured by William Egan, Cork.
They were presented to Lord Mayor, Cllr. Mick Finn at City Hall and have joined the permanent collection at Cork Public Museum.
(Above) The marble sculpture being presented by members of the Dowdall family to Lord Mayor Cllr. Mick Finn and Daniel Breen, curator of CPM.
The Terence MacSwiney bust was sculpted by renowned Irish sculptor Albert Power while MacSwiney lay dying on his 74 day hunger strike at Brixton prison in October 1920.
This object was purchased using funding from Creative Ireland. Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Mick Finn said: "These two artefacts are hugely significant links to the history of Cork and the birth of a nation which will come more and more into focus as the decade of centenaries start to centre on the War of Independence and Civil War period."