Was the failed Fenians ‘uprising’ in Ireland.
Category: Timeline
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On this day, 9 June 1866…
John Boyle O’Reilly was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment and further commuted to 20 years penal servitude.
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On this day, 14 December 1865…
John Sarsfield Casey (Galtee Boy) was sentenced to five years penal servitude for treason-felony.
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During the year 1862…
John Boyle O’Reilly joined the British Army (Lancashire Rifles Volunteers).
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Between the years 1845 and 1849…
Was the Great Hunger: A potato blight destroys two-thirds of Ireland’s staple crop, leading to an estimated 1 million deaths and emigration of a further 1 million people.
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On this day, 24 March 1829…
Catholic Emancipation: The Catholic Relief Act 1829 is passed, allowing Catholics to sit in the UK Parliament.