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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…
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