John O'Mahony

John O'Mahony

John Francis O'Mahony (1816 Kilbeheny, County Limerick, Ireland - February 7, 1877) was a Gaelic scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

Read more about John O'Mahony:  Early Life, Irish Politics, Emigration, History of Ireland, Fenian Brotherhood, Civil War, Fenian Growth, Later Years

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