Irish Independence Figure. Peter William Crowley was the son of a Fenian who fought in the Rising of 1867, Timothy Crowley. He and his entire family were heavily involved with the struggle for Irish Independence, all being members of the IRA and IRB. Peter fought the Irish War of Independence, and spent 94 days on hunger strike with a group of local Ballylanders men, including his older brother John Crowley, in Cork County Gaol, between August 11 to November 12 1920. These hunger strikers were demanding reinstatement of political status and release from prison, and they hold the Guinness World Record for the Longest Hunger Strike without any food consumed whatsoever in history.
Irish Independence Figure. Peter William Crowley was the son of a Fenian who fought in the Rising of 1867, Timothy Crowley. He and his entire family were heavily involved with the struggle for Irish Independence, all being members of the IRA and IRB. Peter fought the Irish War of Independence, and spent 94 days on hunger strike with a group of local Ballylanders men, including his older brother John Crowley, in Cork County Gaol, between August 11 to November 12 1920. These hunger strikers were demanding reinstatement of political status and release from prison, and they hold the Guinness World Record for the Longest Hunger Strike without any food consumed whatsoever in history.
Bio by: Jack Burke
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In Loving Memory Of
Peter William Crowley
Collins Ave West,
Who Died 3 April 1963
And His Dear Wife
Maureen
Who Died 13 August 1991
Rest In Peace
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