Fenian Invasion of Canada
"Here's to the Irish
The Men that God made mad
For all their wars are merry
And all their songs are sad."
- G.K. Chesterton
The rise of the Fenian Movement in the United States grew from a long tradition of revolutionary movements to free Ireland from the oppressive rule of the British Imperialists. Irish who immigrated to the United States during the 1840s- 1860s were drawn to the Fenian movement as these were people who had seen first hand the effects of 19th century British Imperialistic rule on their homeland. The prim…
