Mar 7, 2023 · Preparations are being made to commemorate, next year, the Fenian Rising of 1867 in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, a town which took an active part in the Rising.
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A secret revolutionary society named for the Fianna, an Irish armed force of legendary times, it aimed at securing Ireland's independence.
"At the Fenian raid in Kilmallock, March 1867, there was a young man whose name and person were unknown to his companions, although he exposed himself ...
The Fenian Brotherhood was formed in both America and Ireland, aimed at mobilising armed resistance against British rule.
The 1867 attack on the prison van in Manchester. Source: abyss.indigo.ie. Photograph of James Stephens, date unknown. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Mar 16, 2021 · Invading Canada to free Ireland: seems like a far-fetched plan, but in 1866, a group of Irish ex-pats conspired to do just that.
Between 1858 and 1870, Fenianism in Ireland became a source of real concern for the. British authorities in Ireland, and their security policies in particular.
The story of the Fenian rising in 18671 may be regarded as starting with the expulsion of James Stephens from the headship of one of the two.
Mar 3, 2014 · From 1866 to 1871, the Fenians launched several small, armed attacks. Each raid was put down by government forces. Dozens were killed and wounded on both sides.