Fenian Rising (1867)

:Note: This was originially a subsection of Fenian Brotherhood. However, it has been moved to its own article to be expanded further.

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The Fenian Rising of 1867 was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organized by the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

Related Topics:
British - Ireland - Irish Republican Brotherhood

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After the suppression of the Irish People revolutionary magazine, disaffection among Irish radical nationalists had continued to smoulder, and during the latter part of 1866 James Stephens endeavoured to raise funds in America for a fresh rising planned for the following year. However the Fenian Rising of 1867 proved to be a doomed rebellion, poorly organised and with minimal public support.

Related Topics:
1866 - James Stephens - America - Fenian

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In concert with the Irish rebellion, a bold move on the part of the Fenian circles in Lancashire had been concerted in co-operation with the movement in Ireland. An attack was to be made on Chester, the arms stored in the castle were to be seized, the telegraph wires cut, the rolling stock on the railway to be appropriated for transport to Holyhead, where shipping was to be seized and a descent made on Dublin before the authorities should have time to interfere. This scheme was frustrated by information given to the government by the informer John Joseph Corydon, one of Stephens's most trusted agents. Some insignificant outbreaks in the south and west of Ireland brought the rebellion of 1867 to an ignominious close. Most of the ringleaders were arrested, but although some of them were sentenced to death none was executed.

Related Topics:
Lancashire - Chester - Holyhead - Dublin - 1867

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