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The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish: Éirí Amach na bhFíníní, 1867, IPA: [ˈeːɾʲiː əˈmˠax n̪ˠə ˈvʲiːnʲiːnʲiː]) was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
Key to the plan was a diversionary attack at Fort Erie from Buffalo, New York, meant to draw troops away from Toronto in a feigned strike at the nearby Welland Canal system. This was the only Fenian attack, other than the Quebec raid several days later, which was launched in June 1866.
The Clerkenwell explosion, also known as the Clerkenwell Outrage, was a bombing attack carried out by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in London on 13 December 1867. . Members of the IRB, who were nicknamed "Fenians", exploded a bomb to try to free a member of their group who was being held on remand at Clerkenwell Pris
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 .
General war memorial [4] National Memorial Cork: Co. Cork: General war memorial; features a statue of Peter O'Neill Crowley [5] James Mountain Memorial Cork: Co. Cork: Young Irelander James Mountain [6] Garden of Remembrance Dublin: Co. Dublin: General war memorial [7] Fenian Men Memorial Tallaght: Co. Dublin: Fenians [8] O'Neill-Crowley ...
Edward O'Meagher Condon (27 January 1840 - 15 December 1915) was an Irish nationalist and Fenian who fought in the American Civil War and attempted to participate in the Fenian Rising of 1867 in Ireland. After the Fenian Rising failed, In September 1867 O'Meagher Condon led a rescue party which attempted to save Irish Republican Brotherhood ...
20 April – John Lyons, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1855 at the siege of Sebastopol in the Crimean War (born 1824). 17 September – Francis Blackburne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (born 1782). 23 September – Richard W. Dowling, victorious commander at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass in the American Civil War ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Map of major events during the Fenian Rising in Ireland and the UK, and the Fenian Raids in North America ...