I Die in a Good Cause - - Thomas Ashe: A Biography

Ashe led a hunger strike in Lewes Prison in May 1917 and was released under a general amnesty in June. He was re-arrested in August for a speech he made in Co. Longford and imprisoned in Mountjoy Gaol, where he went on hunger strike in September for prisoner-of-war status. He died on 25 September, having been force-fed by the prison authorities.

Summary

Ashe led a hunger strike in Lewes Prison in May 1917 and was released under a general amnesty in June. He was re-arrested in August for a speech he made in Co. Longford and imprisoned in Mountjoy Gaol, where he went on hunger strike in September for prisoner-of-war status. He died on 25 September, having been force-fed by the prison authorities.

Product details

• Authors: Sean O. Luing, Sean O Luing, Sean O. Luing
• Publisher: MERCIER PRESS TD
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781781175057
• ISBN: 978-1-78117-505-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies