Fenianism
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- Created on: 13-04-14 11:18
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- Fenianism
- Founded in America in October 1866 by James Stephens
- America
- Strong fenian community as Irish immigration was at 100,000 a year in 1860
- Fenian Brotherhood
- Clan na Gael founded 1867
- Britain
- Strong fenian community after Irish emigrating from famine
- 3.5% in 1861 and many second generation were born there
- Ireland
- In mid 1860s- 54,000 fenians in Ireland
- Fenians believe that Irish nationalism should be non-sectarian and non-clerical (open to everyone and not influenced by religion) Not associated with Catholic Church
- Events of 1867
- Failed uprisings in Chester, County Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Dublin because of poor organisation
- Led to a series of arrests including leaders Colonel Kelly and Timothy Deasy in Sep 1867
- As these were brought to court, a gang staged a rescue that led to a policeman getting shot and killed
- Three fenians, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien were executed for his murder and became known as the "Manchester Martyrs"
- Caused sympathy for fenianism, especially from catholic church
- Three fenians, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien were executed for his murder and became known as the "Manchester Martyrs"
- As these were brought to court, a gang staged a rescue that led to a policeman getting shot and killed
- Led to a series of arrests including leaders Colonel Kelly and Timothy Deasy in Sep 1867
- In December, another group of fenians attempted a rescue from Clerkenwell prison by blowing up a wall
- This went wrong and a number of civilians were killed
- This caused alot of anger and the lines between constitutional nationalists and terrorists were becoming blurred
- Failed uprisings in Chester, County Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Dublin because of poor organisation
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