Joe Murphy died at the age of 25 in Cork Gaol on 25 October 1920, following 76 days on hunger strike.
However, his death came just hours after that of the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, in Brixton Prison and was overshadowed by it.During this time, IRA prisoners had their political status removed, leading to a mass hunger strike.
Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Murphy's grand-niece Shirley Kelleher said her father got emotional when they got the news. She added that while MacSwiney got much of the publicity, Joe Murphy has been remembered in his native area of Pouladuff in Cork. An expert in the War of Independence has said that as we move through the centenary commerative process for the War of Independence, "lesser-known figures who are no less compelling come into the frame".
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