EARLY EPISODE: The Fenian Raids
Added 2023-10-29 20:40:38 +0000 UTCOnce upon a time Irish-Americans thought it would be a good idea to invade Canada from the US. It did not go well.
CORRECTION: Andrew Johnson*
EDIT: I meant David Fincher
Sources:
https://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1774fenian_e.html
https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/fenians/index.aspx
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24778340
https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/Century19th/FenianRaids
https://www.historynet.com/fenian-raids-invasions-of-british-ruled-canada/
Comments
The Irish American side of my family literally came to Nebraska around the early 1900s. This episode was spiritually cleansing for me. Oh and in case anyone is concerned yes they kept up the anti white racism. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909_Omaha_anti-Greek_riot#:~:text=The%20Greek%20Town%20riot%20was,there%2C%20and%20started%20a%20riot.
2023-11-03 19:38:10 +0000 UTCI can say with a great deal of confidence that my Irish immigrant side of the family did not move to Nebraska or work with the Fenians. They simply made the more confusing choice of moving to Southwest Missouri.
Jack McReynolds
2023-11-01 01:35:49 +0000 UTC
