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.
Irish Republican Brotherhood Media
Irish "Green Sunburst" flag
Image source John Mitchel's Jail Journel first published 1861
Thomas Clarke Luby was one of the founding members of the IRB
Charles Joseph Kickham, journalist, novelist, Young Irelander, and member of the Fenian Brotherhood, circa 1870s
Michael Collins, the penultimate president of the IRB
Plaque on 25 Parnell Square commemorating an IRB meeting of 9 September 1914 that decided on a violent rebellion.
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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
