John O'Leary (Fenian)
John O'Leary ( born 23 July 1830; died 16 March 1907) was an Irish separatist and a leading Fenian. He studied both law and medicine but did not take a degree and for his involvement in the Irish Republican Brotherhood he was imprisoned in England during the nineteenth century.
Read more about John O'Leary (Fenian): Early Life, 1848 Rising, Irish Republican Brotherhood, Arrest and Trial, Later Life in Dublin, Political Outlook, Personal Life, Yeats' Tribute, Works
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