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The Fenian Rising of 1867: Ireland's Failed Rebellion
In this episode of The History of Ireland, Lucas and Luna explore the Fenian Rising of 1867—a dramatic but doomed attempt by the Irish Republican Brotherhood to overthrow British rule. Lucas explains how the Fenians, founded in the wake of the Famine, built a secret army across Ireland and among Irish emigrants in America and England, inspired by the revolutions of 1848. He describes the chaotic planning, the failed raid on Chester Castle, the abortive rising in March 1867 that fizzled out in snowstorms, and the tragic execution of the Manchester Martyrs—three Fenians hanged for the death of…
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