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14 Jan 1881: A bomb exploded at a military barracks in Salford, Lancashire. [1] A young boy was killed [2] 16 Mar 1881: A bomb was found and defused in the Mansion House, London. [1] 5 May 1881: Bomb explodes at Chester Barracks, Chester. [3] 16 May 1881: Bomb attack at Liverpool police barracks. 10 June 1881: Bomb planted at Liverpool Town ...
William Mackey Lomasney (1841 – 13 December 1884) was a member of the Fenian Brotherhood and the Clan na Gael who, during the Fenian dynamite campaign organized by Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, was killed in a failed attempt to dynamite London Bridge.
However, Alfred Nobel's 1866 invention of dynamite appeared to some members as the remedy for the ailing 'physical-force' movement. [ citation needed ] With combined with the new innovation of clockwork timers, members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and Clann na Gael started the Fenian dynamite campaign (1881–85), which sustained a ...
Sabotage Campaign: Irish Republican Army (1922-1969) 1942–44 Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border: Northern Campaign: Irish Republican Army (1922-1969) 1956–62 Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border Border Campaign: Irish Republican Army (1922-1969) 1969–98 Northern Ireland (mostly), Republic of Ireland and Great Britain The Troubles
Rossa was one of the primary advocates of physical force Irish republicanism and organised the Fenian dynamite campaign, which saw Irish republican groups carry out bombing attacks in Great Britain, targeting both government and civilian targets. The campaign caused widespread outrage among the British public and Rossa was subject to a failed ...
Pages in category "People of the Fenian dynamite campaign" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... This page was last edited on 4 October 2021
Once there, Thomas Kelly (who ousted James Stephens as head of the Irish Republican Brotherhood) sent him to England to purchase arms, but funding was hampered by Fenian divisions in the U.S. He returned to New York in 1866, and was back in Ireland at the start of 1867 for the Fenian rising (in charge of Waterford), which was a failure. [3]
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th district; In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875: Preceded by: John Morrissey: Succeeded by: Edwin R. Meade: United States Ambassador to Chile; In office July 4, 1885 – August 9, 1889: President: Grover Cleveland: Preceded by: Cornelius Ambrose Logan: Succeeded by: Patrick ...