▁stri ker , ▁holding ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁hung er ▁strike ▁in ▁history ▁- ▁ 9 4 ▁days .. ▁From ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁C ork ▁County ▁Ga ol , ▁John , ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Peter ▁William ▁Crow ley , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁others ▁under w ent ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁of ▁ 9 4 ▁days , ▁demand ing ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁their ▁political ▁status ▁and ▁release ▁from ▁prison . ▁Their ▁strike ▁was ▁parallel ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁C ork , ▁Ter ence ▁Mac Sw ine y . ▁He ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁prominent ▁Irish ▁republic an ▁Crow ley ▁family ▁of ▁B ally land ers , ▁his ▁brothers ▁being ▁the ▁T . D . ▁and ▁Senator ▁T ad h g ▁Crow ley ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁hung er ▁stri ker ▁Peter ▁William ▁Crow ley . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁ ▁John ▁Crow ley ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Tim othy ▁Crow ley ▁( 1 8 4 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 2 1 ) ▁and ▁Ellen ▁Ryan ▁( 1 8 6 3 ▁- ▁ 1 9 5 1 ), ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁B ally land ers , ▁County ▁L imer ick . ▁The ▁Crow ley ▁family ▁were ▁sta unch ▁Irish ▁national ists , ▁John ' s ▁father ▁Tim othy ▁having ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Fen ian ▁R ising ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁brothers ▁being