Fenian Brotherhood
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The Fenian Brotherhood was a 19th-century Irish republican organization based mainly in the United States that sought to secure Ireland’s independence from British rule, including through armed actions such as cross-border raids into Canada.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican organization
ⓘ
revolutionary organization ⓘ |
| basedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOut |
1866 Fenian Raid on Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1870 Fenian Raid on Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenian Raids into Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| financedBy |
Irish-American supporters
ⓘ
subscriptions and donations ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John O’Mahony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Doheny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of an Irish republic
ⓘ
independence of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Fenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Irish Republican Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalGoal | end of the Act of Union 1800 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Fenian military units ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPosition |
anti-monarchism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfActivity |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish revolutionary tradition
ⓘ
later Irish republican organizations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Irish Republican Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| movement | Irish independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fianna of Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Fenian Raids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian authorities ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British rule in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fenian movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Irish diaspora in the United States
ⓘ
Irish-American community ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
armed struggle
ⓘ
cross-border raids into Canada ⓘ insurrection ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
clandestine organization
ⓘ
paramilitary organization of volunteers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.