 Young
Ireland
and the Fenians
The leaders of Young Ireland were Thomas Davis, John
Mitchel, and William Smith O’Brien. They wanted Ireland
to be free from English rule, and they were willing to use force. Thomas Davis
wrote songs and poems about Ireland to make Irish people proud. John Mitchel
wrote that the Irish people should fight the English and drive them out of
Ireland. Mitchel was arrested and sent to Tasmania as a convict.
 1848 Rising
Smith O’Brien tried to get people to fight in
Tipperary.
They were not trained and were badly armed. Smith O’Brien was arrested and
sent to Tasmania. Some escaped from the police.
The Fenians
 James Stephens and John O’Mahoney escaped.
O’Mahoney went to America,
and he started a group called the Fenians. Stephens set up a group called the
Irish Republican Brotherhood. The Fenians looked for money and guns in America.
They were going to have a fight against the English, but they were let down by
spies. Stephens escaped to America.
Fenian Rising
Colonel Kelly had his soldiers ready for a battle
against the English on 5
March 1867. It turned out to be a very snowy night, and not many
turned up for the fight. They were easily beaten, and lots of them were locked
up in Jail.
 Manchester
Martyrs
Kelly escaped to Manchester.
He was captured there. Three men whose names were Allen, Larkin and O’Brien
tried to rescue him. However, a policeman was shot during the rescue, and the
three men were caught. They were hanged.
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