In 1870, Fenians, always short of weapons and ammunition, smuggled cases of revolvers by train to Newcastle upon Tyne. This post tells the story of this daring venture and reveals the involvement of Michael Davitt and John Barry, two of the leading Fenians active in England at the time. In early February 1866, ‘Yankee Irishmen’ […]
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