The Fenian Brotherhood: Ireland's Transatlantic Rebellion

In the aftermath of the Great Hunger and the failed Young Irelander Rebellion, a new revolutionary movement emerged on both sides of the Atlantic. This episode explores the Fenian Brotherhood and its Irish counterpart, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, from their founding in the 1850s to their dramatic 1867 uprising. We follow the key figures — James Stephens, John O'Mahony, Thomas J. Kelly, and the 'Fenian Dead' who inspired later generations. We cover the daring 1865 rescue of Kelly from a police van in Manchester, the execution of the Manchester Martyrs, and the 1867 Fenian Rising that sputtered across Ireland. We also look at the Fenian raids into Canada from the United States, a quixotic attempt to pressure Britain through its North American colonies. Listeners will learn about the IRB's secret oath, the split between the American and Irish wings, and how this movement laid the groundwork for the Land War and the Easter Rising. We discuss the role of Fenian newspapers, the support from Irish-American communities, and the British intelligence response that ultimately suppressed the rising but could not kill the dream of an Irish republic. #FenianBrotherhood #IrishRepublicanBrotherhood #IRB #JamesStephens #JohnOMahony #ThomasJKelly #ManchesterMartyrs #1867Rising #FenianRaids #Ireland #19thCentury #IrishHistory #Rebellion #IrishAmerica #History #FexingoHistory #Transatlantic #Republicanism Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo