Fenian Brotherhood
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The Fenian Brotherhood was a 19th-century Irish republican organization based mainly in the United States that sought to secure Ireland’s independence from British rule, including through armed actions such as cross-border raids into Canada.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fenian Brotherhood canonical | 22 |
| Irish-American Fenians | 4 |
| Fenians | 2 |
| Fenian Brotherhood in the United States | 1 |
| Fenian militants | 1 |
| Irish-American Fenian movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9877266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Fenian Brotherhood Context triple: [Fenian Raids, hasParticipant, Fenian Brotherhood]
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A.
Irish Republican Brotherhood
The Irish Republican Brotherhood was a secret oath-bound revolutionary organization founded in the 19th century that sought to establish an independent Irish republic, playing a central role in planning the 1916 Easter Rising.
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B.
Society of United Irishmen
The Society of United Irishmen was a late 18th-century revolutionary organization in Ireland that sought to unite Catholics, Protestants, and Dissenters in the cause of Irish independence and republican reform.
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C.
Fianna Éireann
Fianna Éireann was an Irish republican youth organization that trained and mobilized young people in support of Irish independence in the early 20th century.
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D.
Irish Land League
The Irish Land League was a 19th-century agrarian organization that led mass campaigns for tenant farmers’ rights and land reform in Ireland, playing a central role in the Land War and the broader struggle for Irish self-determination.
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E.
Irish National Federation
The Irish National Federation was a late 19th-century Irish nationalist political organization that campaigned for self-government and land reform, emerging from a split in the Irish Parliamentary Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fenian Brotherhood Target entity description: The Fenian Brotherhood was a 19th-century Irish republican organization based mainly in the United States that sought to secure Ireland’s independence from British rule, including through armed actions such as cross-border raids into Canada.
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A.
Irish Republican Brotherhood
The Irish Republican Brotherhood was a secret oath-bound revolutionary organization founded in the 19th century that sought to establish an independent Irish republic, playing a central role in planning the 1916 Easter Rising.
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B.
Society of United Irishmen
The Society of United Irishmen was a late 18th-century revolutionary organization in Ireland that sought to unite Catholics, Protestants, and Dissenters in the cause of Irish independence and republican reform.
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C.
Fianna Éireann
Fianna Éireann was an Irish republican youth organization that trained and mobilized young people in support of Irish independence in the early 20th century.
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D.
Irish Land League
The Irish Land League was a 19th-century agrarian organization that led mass campaigns for tenant farmers’ rights and land reform in Ireland, playing a central role in the Land War and the broader struggle for Irish self-determination.
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E.
Irish National Federation
The Irish National Federation was a late 19th-century Irish nationalist political organization that campaigned for self-government and land reform, emerging from a split in the Irish Parliamentary Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican organization
ⓘ
revolutionary organization ⓘ |
| basedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| carriedOut |
1866 Fenian Raid on Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Fenian Raids
1870 Fenian Raid on Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Fenian Raids
Fenian Raids into Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Fenian Raids
|
| countryOfHeadquarters |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolvedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| financedBy |
Irish-American supporters
ⓘ
subscriptions and donations ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John O’Mahony
ⓘ
Michael Doheny ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of an Irish republic
ⓘ
independence of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Fenians
ⓘ
linked to:
Fenian Brotherhood
|
| hasCounterpart | Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalGoal | end of the Act of Union 1800 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Fenian military units ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPosition |
anti-monarchism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfActivity |
Canada
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish revolutionary tradition
ⓘ
later Irish republican organizations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| movement |
Irish independence movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish nationalism
|
| namedAfter | Fianna of Irish mythology ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Fenian Raids ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Canadian authorities ⓘ United States government ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British rule in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
British administration in Ireland
|
| partOf | Fenian movement ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Irish diaspora in the United States
ⓘ
Irish-American community ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
armed struggle
ⓘ
cross-border raids into Canada ⓘ insurrection ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
clandestine organization
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paramilitary organization of volunteers ⓘ |
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Subject: Fenian Brotherhood Description of subject: The Fenian Brotherhood was a 19th-century Irish republican organization based mainly in the United States that sought to secure Ireland’s independence from British rule, including through armed actions such as cross-border raids into Canada.
Referenced by (31)
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