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Fenian Brotherhood
The
Fenian Brotherhood
was an
Irish republican
organisation founded in the United States in 1858 by
John O'Mahony
and
Michael Doheny
. It was a precursor to
Clan na Gael
, a sister organisation to the
Irish Republican Brotherhood
. Members were commonly known as "
Fenians
". O'Mahony, who was a
Celtic
scholar, named his organisation after the
Fianna
, the legendary band of Irish warriors led by
Fionn mac Cumhaill
.
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