Michael Doheny
Michael Doheny (22 May 1805 – 1 April 1862) was an Irish writer, lawyer, member of the Young Ireland movement, and co-founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, an Irish secret society which would go on to launch the Fenian Raids on Canada, Fenian Rising of 1867, and the Easter Rising of 1916, each of which was an attempt to bring about Irish Independence from Britain.
Michael Doheny | |
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| Born | 22 May 1805 Brookhill, near Fethard, County Tipperary |
| Died | 1 April 1862 (aged 56) New York City, United States |
| Allegiance | Young Ireland Irish Republican Brotherhood |
| Battles/wars | Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 Fenian Rising |
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