To add to Heber's response.
In regards the1866 raids.Many Fenian weapons were bought from American
Government arsenals. After the 1866 invasions the United States Government
returned the arms to the Fenians if they promised not to violate the
neutrality laws. (William D'Arcy The Fenian Movement in the United States p.
201) Reality is that they saved them up for another forage into Canada in
1870. Ever wonder why the British thought the US was egging on the Fenians?
President Johnson told O'Neill that he had
Hi everyone,
I would just like to say a big thank you to all the people who contacted me with their praise and comments concerning the Lurgan Ancestry website
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These comments makes it all worth while to myself and the other genealogists who volunteered their time and effort into the creation of this website!
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Hi....Any one on these List researching any of these names;
Michael J Quinn(also used McQuinn in co.Kerry) who married Mary
Driscoll in Buffalo,NY in 1894.Both came to USA according to 1900
census in 1892 and became U.S.cit. in 1896. Michael was born either 1867
or 69 . Mary was born in 1871.
Michael's parents were Thomas Quinn(McQuinn) and Mary Evans...No
other dates.
Mary's parents were James Driscoll and Honoria(Haniria) McCarthy...No
other dates
Mary family was from Tralee,Co.Kerry Irelan
Norman
This list is discussion of the Fenian movement in the US 1856-1880 and
genealogy for the men who were in it.
You may be looking for a List which specializes in Irish emigrants. You
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Mike Ruddy
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> Hi....Any one on these List researching any of these names;
> Michael J Quinn(also used McQuinn in co.Kerry) who married Mary
> Driscoll in Buffalo
Hi everyone,
I am writing to inform all on this mailing list that the following records have been added to the Lurgan Ancestry Website at;
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This is a rather odd question, so I will easily understand if there are no
replies or feedback on it.
What ever happened to all of the Fenian arms caches and ordinance? We can
assume a large portion of it was apprehended when the U.S. government stepped
into stop the incursions on the Canadian border. Can we also assume much of
it went on the black market of the day when it became obvious no more "armed
struggles" were on for that generation?
It is intriguing to think of wooden crates (long since rot
The Archives Catholic University of America has made some of its material available to the Washington Research Library Consortium and they may be viewed at this website:
http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/fenian/fenian.shtml
It is a major step forward in allowing us average fellows to look at material heretofore only available to scholars on sabaticals with the means to travel hither and yon.
Mike
I am not aware of the fate of the arms caches assembled for the raid of
1866, but regarding the arms assembled for the 1870 raid into Canada: after
the raid was aborted, LeCaron offered and allowed the Canadians to help
themselves to large amounts of the arms and ammunition the Fenians
(including LeCaron) had assembled at the border. The loss of this materiel
dealt a severe blow to the possibility of the Fenians mounting any future
raid. This, of course, was LeCaron's intention.