Irish Republican Brotherhood / Fenians – Page 8

‘A Mexican Fenian movement’

Sir,—General Lopez de Santa Anna, who so admired the St Patrick’s Battalion, did not forget the martial qualities of the Irish soldier. In 1866 while living in exile in New York he offered his support to the Mexican Republic in its fight against the French. This was rejected but on 29 September 1866 the New … Read more

Through Irish eyes The work of Aloysius O’Kelly in The Illustrated London News

Niamh O’Sullivan Speaking in the Houses of Parliament in 1886 T.P. O’Connor, one of Parnell’s closest associates, forecast what Ireland would look like under Home Rule. He described ‘a nation of small farmers—one vast universal petite bourgeoisie’. In support of his characterisation he goes on to exhort his listeners to Go to the Royal … Read more