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The Fenian Brotherhood's Transatlantic Dream
While previous episodes touched on the Easter Rising and the American Civil War contributions of Irish soldiers, this episode explores the specific organization that bridged those worlds: the Fenian Brotherhood. Founded in Philadelphia in 1858 by John O'Mahony, a veteran of the 1848 rebellions, the group sought Irish independence through military action rather than parliamentary reform. We trace their rise from a small diaspora society to a formidable force with over 60,000 members in the United States, detailing how they planned invasions from Canada into Ireland and vice versa. The…
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