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  1. Fenians - Wikipedia

    In Australia, Fenian is used as a pejorative term for those members of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) who have Australian Republican views similar to those who support Irish unification.

  2. Fenian | Irish Rebellion, Nationalism, Revolution | Britannica

    Fenian, member of an Irish nationalist secret society active chiefly in Ireland, the United States, and Britain, especially during the 1860s. The name derives from the Fianna Eireann, the …

  3. Who Were The Fenians In Irish History? - The Irish Parlor

    Their name, ‘Fenians’, stems from the ancient Irish Fenian Cycle, a collection of folklore and mythological tales associated with legendary Irish warriors and heroes. Inspired by this rich …

  4. What was the Fenian Brotherhood? And was Ellen Cochrane real?

    Sep 25, 2025 · The Fenian Brotherhood was a revolutionary nationalist movement founded in the late-1850s among Irish emigrants in the United States, and its Irish counterpart was the Irish …

  5. The Fenians: An Overview - The Irish Story

    Mar 7, 2017 · The Fenian movement pioneered the principles of modern Irish Republicanism, but its history is as full of splits and internal acrimony as great successes. Nevertheless, the …

  6. FENIAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FENIAN is a member of a legendary band of warriors defending Ireland in the second and third centuries a.d..

  7. Fenian Brotherhood - Wikipedia

    The Fenian Brotherhood (Irish: Bráithreachas na bhFíníní) was an Irish republican organisation founded in the United States in 1858 by John O'Mahony and Michael Doheny. [1][2] It was a …

  8. What Happened to the Fenians After 1866? - Teachinghistory.org

    Although the Fenian Brotherhood remained in existence until 1886, its most notable North American exploits, a series of failed military raids into Canada, occurred in 1866. After 1866, …

  9. Fenian Movement and the Irish Republican Brotherhood

    In 1859 a U.S. counterpart, the Fenian Brotherhood, was formed, the name referring to the warrior Fianna of Gaelic folklore and reflecting the scholarly interests of the brotherhood's leader John …

  10. The Fenian Brotherhood of Ireland - Irish History

    From the start, the over-riding ambition of the Fenian's was that Ireland would be a free and self-determined nation. They recognized that Britain would not agree with this and so they began …