John Francis Crowley

John Francis Crowley (10 August 1891[1] - 22 October 1942[2]) was an Irish revolutionary who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest hunger strike in history.[3] From 11 August to 12 November 1920, Crowley, along with 10 others, underwent a hunger strike for 94 days in Cork County Gaol, demanding the reinstatement of their political status and release from prison. The 1920 Cork hunger strike took place at the same time as that of Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork.[4][5]

John Francis Crowley
Born10 August 1891
Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland
Died22 October 1942 (aged 51)
Spittle, County Limerick, Ireland
Spouse(s)Catherine Luddy (m. 1928)
Parent(s)Timothy Crowley, Ellen Ryan
RelativesTadhg Crowley (brother), Peter Crowley (brother)

He came from the prominent Irish republican Crowley family of Ballylanders, being the son of Timothy Crowley, and the brother of Tadhg Crowley and Peter Crowley, his fellow hunger striker.[6]

References
  1. Birth Record of John Crowley
  2. "Votes of Sympathy". Limerick Leader. 14 November 1942.
  3. Young, Mark C. (1994). The Guinness Book of Records 1995. Facts on File. ISBN 0816026467.
  4. Dwyer, Ryle (13 August 2019). "Death of MacSwiney had enormous significance as prisoners hunger strike drew global coverage". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. Kenny, Conor, Cronin, Clare (2020). The Nine Survivors. Cork: Orla Kelly Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 9781912328864.
  6. Burke, Jack (29 November 2021). "Remembering Limerick IRB man Timothy Crowley on the 100th anniversary of his death". The Avondhu.


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