Did you know about the Fenian Attack on Canada?

Don't feel bad I didn't either!

(Thanks for the tip Doris!)

Fenian Invasions of Canada & The Raid of 1870

This page lists 5 (2 sold but left up for illustration purposes) exceedingly rare CDVs, 4 of which are by T.G. Richardson of St. Albans, Vt. taken in May 1870 during the Fenian/Canadian conflict and the 5th is by A.R. Affleck of Fort William. Here is some background on the Fenians. The images are listed below this text. Fenianism was the name given to the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). It is the English version of the Gaelic 'Na Fianna', a term which refers to the ancient protectors of the Ard Ri (High King). The IRB was formed in 1858 in Ireland, with a mandate to create a free and independent Ireland. In North America the IRB was led by John O'Mahony, a veteran of the 1848 Irish insurrection. Membership in the USA included thousands of Irish Brigade, Union and Confederate army veterans.

In October of 1865 at a convention in Philadelphia, USA, John O'Mahony lost his dictatorship over the IRB. William Randall Roberts of New York (born in Cork) was elected Chief Executive of the Senate. Cork born Major-General 'Fighting Tom' Sweeny of the Mexican War and American Civil War fame was appointed Secretary of War. Attending the convention, and claiming to represent 125,000 British North American members, was Michael Murphy of Toronto. The seed was planted at this meeting to strike Great Britain's Achilles' heel. Sweeny was charged with developing a plan to secure an independent territory for Ireland where an ‘Irish Republic in exile’ would be established and used as a bargaining chip to free Ireland, similar to what was done in Texas by the USA

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