Irish Republican Brotherhood

The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) were an organisation formed to help make an independent democratic republic in Ireland. They were known as Fenians. They played an important role in the Irish fight for independence from Britain.  This helped stage the 1916 Easter Rising.

 Formation 
The IRB was started at the same time in Dublin and in New York in 1858.  It was started by a number of men who had been connected with the 1848 rebellion in Ireland. They were a very mysterious organization. They believed the only way to get freedom for Ireland was by using force.

 Other websites 
 The Irish Republican Brotherhood, from the BBC History site
 Irish Nationalism and Anglo-American Naturalization: The Settlement of the Expatriation Question 1865-1872

Category:History of Ireland
Category:1858 establishments in Europe
Category:Resistance to the British Empire
Category:Irish republicanism
Category:Rebel militia groups
Category:1850s establishments in New York (state)
Category:1858 establishments in the United States