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13 February 1867
Fenians raid Chester Castle
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The Fenian Brotherhood in the US and the Irish Republican Brotherhood
in Ireland (see 17 March 1858)
launch a series of armed attacks. In 1866, Fenians try to invade Canada
from the US. In 1867, the Irish Republican Brotherhood leads a rising
in Ireland that is put down by government forces. Then they carry out
a spectacular armed raid on Chester Castle. After the capture and imprisonment
of the raiders, their colleagues attack a police van in Manchester in
an attempt to free them and, in December, blow up Clerkenwell gaol in
London, killing 12.
The 'outrages' having all been put down, many of the agitators
are executed, but they have succeeded in putting Ireland back at the
forefront of British politics. In Ulster, Protestants hold large demonstrations
to protest against the attacks. (See also Further afield.)
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