MacSwiney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Mary MacSwiney
Mary MacSwiney (pronounced 'MacSweeney'; ga, Máire Nic Shuibhne; 27 March 1872 – 8 March 1942) was an Irish politician and educationalist. In 1927 she became deputy leader of Sinn Féin when Éamon de Valera resigned from the presidency of ...
(1872–1942), Irish politician and educationalist
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Rev. Patrick MacSwiney
Rev. Patrick J. MacSwiney (frequently spelled ''McSwiney'' or ''MacSweeney'', 16 March 1885 – 16 November 1940) was an Irish Catholic priest, Gaelic scholar, antiquarian, historian, teacher, founder of the Kinsale Regional Museum, and benefac ...
(1885–1940), Irish Catholic priest and historian
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Seán MacSwiney
Seán MacSwiney (19 March 1878 – 22 January 1942) was an officer in the Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin politician.
He was born at 23 North Main Street, Cork city to John McSwiney, a tobacco manufacturer, and Mary Wilkinson. He was the b ...
, Irish Sinn Féin politician
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Terence MacSwiney
Terence James MacSwiney (; ga, Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. He ...
(1879–1920), Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence, died on hunger strike in British jail
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Muriel MacSwiney
Muriel MacSwiney (, 8 June 1892 – 26 October 1982) was an Irish republican and left-wing activist, and the first woman to be given the Freedom of New York City. She was the wife of Terence MacSwiney, mother of Máire MacSwiney Brugha and sist ...
, Irish nationalist
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Máire MacSwiney Brugha
Máire MacSwiney Brugha (23 June 1918 – 20 May 2012) was an Irish activist who was the daughter of Terence MacSwiney and niece of Mary MacSwiney. As well as an activist she was also an author and is now regarded as a person of historical impor ...
, Irish author
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