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The Fenian Cycle (/ ˈfiːniən /), Fianna Cycle or Finn Cycle (Irish: an Fhiannaíocht[1]) is a body of early Irish literature focusing on the exploits of the mythical hero Finn or Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warrior band the Fianna. Sometimes called the Ossianic Cycle[2] / ˌɒʃiˈænɪk / after its narrator Oisín, it is one of the four ...
The Jubilee Plot was a supposed assassination attempt by radical Irish nationalists on Queen Victoria during the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, on 20 June 1887. Those who presented the idea of a plot claimed that the radicals intended to blow up Westminster Abbey , Queen Victoria and half the British Cabinet.
The word Fenian (/ ˈfiːniən /) served as an umbrella term for the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and their affiliate in the United States, the Fenian Brotherhood. They were secret political organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic.
Acallam na Senórach (Modern Irish: Agallamh na Seanórach, whose title in English has been given variously as Colloquy of the Ancients, Tales of the Elders of Ireland, The Dialogue of the Ancients of Ireland, etc.), is an important prosimetric Middle Irish narrative dating to c. 1200. [1] It is the most important text of the Finn Cycle (also ...
The Fenian Cycle, which centers on Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna; The Cycle of the Kings, which centers on the monarchy of Ireland; The Reynard cycle, which centers on the fabular fox Reynard; Der Ring des Nibelungen (or the "Ring cycle"), which centers on the Ring and the Norse pantheon
Oscar (oscara = "deer/god friend") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the son of Oisín (the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail) and Niamh, and the brother of Plúr na mBan and Finn, his bride is called Malvina. [1] Though possibly a later addition to the cycle, Oscar was a popular character, and appeared prominently ...
t. e. John Francis O'Mahony (1815 – 7 February 1877) was an Irish scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Despite coming from a reasonably wealthy family and being well educated, the primary pursuit of O'Mahoney's life was that of Irish ...
The Shaughraun. Color lithograph poster c. 1875. The Shaughraun is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York, on 14 November 1874. [1] Dion Boucicault played Conn in the original production. The play was a huge success, making half a million dollars for Boucicault.