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Cumann na mBan is a proscribed organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000, [30] but it is not listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States. The documentary "Cumann na mBan: The Women's Army" (2019) offers historical and contemporary information on the organization. [31]
Fenianism (Irish: Fíníneachas), according to O'Mahony, embodied two principles: firstly, that Ireland had a natural right to independence, and secondly, that this right could be won only by an armed revolution. [3] The name originated with the Fianna of Irish mythology —groups of legendary warrior-bands associated with Fionn mac Cumhail.
Irish Rebellion of 1798. Guerrilla activity in counties Antrim until 1800, Wicklow until 1803 and Wexford until 1804. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster-Scots: The Hurries, [6] 1798 Rebellion [7]) was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland.
Easter Rising. James Connolly (Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile; [1] 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. He remains an important figure both for the Irish labour movement and for Irish republicanism. He ...
The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB; Irish: Bráithreachas Phoblacht na hÉireann) was a secret oath-bound fraternal organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland between 1858 and 1924. [1] Its counterpart in the United States of America was initially the Fenian Brotherhood, but from the 1870s ...
Kevin Coen (1947-1975), killed by British Army members. Eamon Collins (1954-1999), became an informant in the late 1980s and was stabbed to death at his home in Northern Ireland. Colombia Three (Niall Connolly, James Monaghan, Martin McCauley) Eddie Copeland. Marion Coyle (born 1954), took part in the kidnapping of Dr. Tiede Herrema.
The band was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in 2013. [86] San Patricio station: Metro Zapata was renamed for one day to Metro San Patricio, on 17 March 2015, to commemorate Saint Patrick's day and the Saint Patrick's Battalion. This was the first time a metro had been renamed in such a manner. [87]
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by this name have been dedicated to anti-imperialism through Irish republicanism, the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic free from British colonial rule.