Food was often placed near him to persuade him to give up a the hunger-strike. Attempts at force-feeding MacSwiney were undertaken in the final days of his strike. On 20 October 1920 he fell into a coma and died five days later after 73 days on hunger strike.
Food was often placed near him to persuade him to give up a the hunger-strike. Attempts at force-feeding MacSwiney were undertaken in the final days of his strike. On 20 October 1920 he fell into a coma and died five days later after 73 days on hunger strike.
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