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The word Fenian (/ ˈ f iː n i ə n /) 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 .
The Fenian Brotherhood trace their origins back to 1790s, in the rebellion, seeking an end to British rule in Ireland initially for self-government and then the establishment of an Irish Republic. The rebellion was suppressed, but the principles of the United Irishmen were to have a powerful influence on the course of Irish history.
The leader of the Fenian Brotherhood, the scholarly John O'Mahony (who himself served as an officer in the Union Army), thought the Irish veterans should be deployed to Ireland post-haste for a rebellion there, funded by the Irish in America. However, Roberts quickly became the leader of a faction of Fenians with an alternative plan.
Fenian Men Memorial Tallaght: Co. Dublin: Fenians [8] O'Neill-Crowley Memorial Mitchelstown: Co. Cork: Peter O'Neill Crowley [9] Kilmallock Memorial Kilmallock: Co. Limerick: Fenians [10] Lattin Memorial Lattin: Co. Tipperary: Fenians [11] Ballycohey Memorial Shronell: Co. Tipperary: Fenians [12] Maid of Erin Tipperary: Co. Tipperary: Fenians ...
Thomas Francis Bourke (sometimes also spelt as Burke) (10 December 1840 - 10 November 1889) was an Irish soldier who fought in the American Civil War on behalf of the Confederacy and who was later a member of the Fenian Brotherhood, a revolutionary organisation linked to the Irish Republican Brotherhood that sought to establish an independent Irish Republic separate from the United Kingdom.
August 21, 2023. On today’s episode of CNN 10, Hurricane Hilary slams into the West Coast. Then, a race for the lunar south pole. Coy Wire explains why scientists are so keen to explore its ...
The Young Ireland movement had come to believe that in the wake of the failure of the Repeal Association, violence was the only alternative. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] O'Mahoney took part in the failed Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 , [ 3 ] [ 5 ] which largely fell apart as British authorities had become well aware of it before it commenced.
Fixtures, results and scorecards from Ireland's women's tour of India, featuring three one-day internationals in Rajkot.