John Devoy

John Devoy

male, deceased (1928)
John Devoy (1842-1928) was an Irish rebel leader and exile. Devoy was born near Kill, County Kildare. In 1861 he travelled to France with an...

James Stephens

male, deceased (1901)
James Stephens (1825 - 28 April 1901) was an Irish nationalist who founded the Fenian movement around 1850, known as the Irish Republican...
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa

male, deceased (1915)
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (September 10 1831-June 29 1915), an Irish Fenian leader, was born at Rosscarbery, County Cork. In 1858 Rossa established...
Isaac Butt

Isaac Butt

male, deceased (1879)
Isaac Butt (6 September 1813 - 5 May 1879) was the founder and first leader of a number of parties and organisations, including the Irish...

John O'Leary

male, deceased (1907)
John O'Leary (1830 - 1907) was an Irish poet and fenian. He studied both law and medicine but did not take a degree and for his political beliefs...
Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett

male, deceased (1868)
Michael Barrett (died 26 May 1868) was a County Fermanagh-born member of the Fenians. He came originally from the townland of Drumnagreshial in the...

John Wilson

male, deceased (1869)
John Wilson (February 5 1807 - June 3 1869) was an Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure. He shot and killed Robert Lyon in what is believed...
James Wilson

James Wilson

male, deceased (1921)
James Wilson was a Fenian who was transported as a convict to Western Australia. Born James McNally in Newry, County Down, Ireland on February 6...
Thomas McCarthy Fennell

Thomas McCarthy Fennell

male, deceased (1914)
Thomas McCarthy Fennell was a Fenian political prisoner transported as a convict to Western Australia. Born in County Clare, Ireland in 1841,...
Bulmer Hobson

Bulmer Hobson

male, deceased (1969)
Bulmer Hobson was a leading member of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) before the Easter Rising in 1916. Hobson was...