[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-cork-prison-hunger-strike":3},"By September 17, 1920, the hunger strike in Cork Prison had entered a critical phase, with several prisoners nearing death. Among them was Terence MacSwiney, the Lord Mayor of Cork, whose deteriorating condition garnered significant international attention. The protest, initiated by Irish republican prisoners demanding political status during the Irish War of Independence, underscored the growing use of hunger strikes as a potent political weapon against British rule. MacSwiney's eventual death in October, after 74 days on hunger strike, transformed him into a martyr for the Irish cause and intensified global scrutiny of British policy in Ireland.",1789333839408]