Definition of Fenian. Meaning of Fenian. Synonyms of Fenian

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Definition of Fenian

Fenian
Fenian Fe"ni*an, n. [From the Finians or Fenii, the old militia of Ireland, who were so called from Fin or Finn, Fionn, or Fingal, a popular hero of Irish traditional history.] A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland.
Fenian
Fenian Fe"ni*an, a. Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.

Meaning of Fenian from wikipedia

- word Fenian (/ˈfiːniən/) served as an umbrella term for the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and their affiliate in the United States, the Fenian Brotherhood...
- The Fenian raids were a series of incursions carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization based in the United States, on military...
- Look up Fenian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fenian may refer to: Fenians: fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent...
- The Fenian Brotherhood (Irish: Bráithreachas na bhFíníní) was an Irish republican organisation founded in the United States in 1858 by John O'****ny and...
- The Fenian Cycle (/ˈfiːniən/), Fianna Cycle or Finn Cycle (Irish: an Fhiannaíocht) is a body of early Irish literature focusing on the exploits of the...
- Fenian Ram is a submarine designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Fenian Brotherhood, the American counterpart to the Irish Republican Brotherhood...
- The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish: Éirí Amach na bhFíníní, 1867, IPA: [ˈeːɾʲiː əˈmˠax n̪ˠə ˈvʲiːnʲiːnʲiː]) was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland...
- Barrett (1841 – 26 May 1868) was an Irish activist. He was a member of the Fenians. Barrett was the last man to be publicly hanged in England, for his part...
- also known as the Fenians, an organisation dedicated to ending British rule in Ireland, and were among a group of 30 to 40 Fenians who attacked a horse-drawn...
- The Fenian dynamite campaign (also known as the Fenian bombing campaign) was a campaign of political violence orchestrated by Irish republican paramilitary...