50th Anniversary of the Deaths of Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney

Ireland · 1970 · 5d & 1s 6d

This set of two stamps commemorates the 50th anniversary of the deaths of two Lord Mayors of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney. The 5d stamp features a portrait of MacCurtain, while the 1s 6d stamp depicts MacSwiney. Both men were prominent figures in the Irish War of Independence.

Issued in 1970, these stamps honor two martyrs of the Irish struggle for independence. Tomás MacCurtain was assassinated in 1920, and his successor, Terence MacSwiney, died later that year on hunger strike in a British prison, drawing international attention to the Irish cause.