Fenian Brotherhood
Illustration
By: Anonymous
Date: 1868
Source: Image from the cover of Harper's Weekly on January 18, 1868.
About the Artist: The artist of the cover illustration from the January 18, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly is unknown.
INTRODUCTION
In 1858, in Dublin, Ireland, James Stephens (one of the leaders of an attempted armed insurrection against British rule in 1848) formed the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood (IRB). In the same year in New York City, John O'Mahony formed a sister organization called the Fenian Brotherhood, named after the Fianna, a legendary band of third-century Irish warriors.
The IRB and the Fenian Brotherhood pursued parallel aims in the 1860s, and indeed the two organizations were indistinguishable. The goal of both was to create a network of Irish...
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