{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66c85949a45b7b5037d8ab75/68751626ea74e132fbc25dd8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"24. The Fenians AKA When Irish Americans invaded Canada","description":"<p>One of the most famous Irish American organisations is the Fenians. In this episode, Damian and Fin are joined by Brennan MacDonald to explore the history of this enigmatic group. Brennan reveals how the Fenians harnessed the military experience gained in the US Civil War to challenge British rule in Ireland, and how their transatlantic networks shaped the struggle for Irish independence.</p><p><br></p><p>Further reading and source</p><p><a href=\"https://www.dib.ie/biography/omahony-john-a6878#:~:text=O'Mahony%2C%20John%20(1815,record%20of%20his%20mother's%20name.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John O'Mahony: Dictionary of Irish Biography</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dib.ie/biography/stephens-james-a8277\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Stephens: Dictionary of Irish Biography</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dib.ie/biography/sweeny-thomas-william-a8403\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Sweeny: Dictionary of Irish Biography</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dib.ie/biography/oneill-john-a6930\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John O'Neill: Dictionary of Irish Biography</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dib.ie/biography/odonovan-rossa-jeremiah-a6719\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa: Dictionary of Irish Biography</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dib.ie/biography/egan-patrick-a2896\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Egan: Dictionary of Irish Biography</a></p><p><a href=\"https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18718311\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">1867 Fenian Proclamation</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.fordhampress.com/9780823278305/reconstruction-in-a-globalizing-world/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book Chapter: Caleb Richardson: \"'The Failure of the Men to Come Up\": The Reinvention of Irish AMerican Nationalism\" in David Prior (ed.)&nbsp;<em>Reconstruction in a Globalizing World</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Fenians-Anglo-American-Relations-During-Reconstruction/dp/0801405009\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: Brian Jenkins:&nbsp;<em>Fenians and Anglo-American Relations During Reconstruction</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishacademicpress.ie/product/through-american-and-irish-wars-the-life-and-times-of-general-thomas-w-sweeny-1820-1892/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: Jack Morgan:&nbsp;<em>Through American and Irish Wars: The Life and Times of General Thomas Sweeny</em></a></p><p>Article: Michae Kane:&nbsp;&nbsp;“American Soldiers in&nbsp;Ireland, 1865–1867.” The&nbsp;Irish Sword&nbsp;23 (Summer.&nbsp;2002)</p><p><a href=\"https://archive.org/details/rossasrecollecti00odon/page/n7/mode/2up\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: Jermiah O'Donovan Rossa:&nbsp;<em>Rossa's Recollections</em>&nbsp;on archive.org</a></p><p><a href=\"https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article-abstract/122/5/1578/4724836?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: David Brundage:&nbsp;<em>Irish Nationalists in America: The Politics of Exile, 1798-1998</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://nyupress.org/9780814799406/the-harp-and-the-eagle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: Susannah Ural:&nbsp;<em>The Harp and the Eagle: Irish American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674251441\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: Lucy Salyer:&nbsp;<em>Under the Starry Flag: How a Band of Irish Americans Joined the Fenian Revolt and Sparked a Crisis in American Citizenship</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://nyupress.org/9781479805655/america-and-the-making-of-an-independent-ireland/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book: Francis Carroll:&nbsp;<em>America and the Making of an Independent Ireland</em></a></p>","author_name":"Fin Dwyer & Damian Shiels "}