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The Last of the Fenian Soldiers in Carleton Place and Almonte- Berryman and Gemmil - an in depth look

1921 Almonte Gazette The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Sat, May 16, 1931Page 21 Col. J. D. Gemmil Almonte Lieutenant-Colonel James Dunlop Gemmill (1833–1929) was a prominent 19th-century Canadian officer from Almonte, Ontario, who commanded a company during the Fenian Raids. A widely traveled individual, he recorded personal memoirs at age 91 and was associated with early…

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Centenary of Death of Humble Irish Republican - Louis Smyth

It was one hundred years ago, on 4th April 2025, that the Ulster-Irish Republican and social activist, Louis Smyth, died. He passed on peacefully at the Bridge Hotel, which he owned, in the small town of Portglenone in County Antrim. Louis’s wife of 33 years, Mary, was by his side. The following link is to a community website that featured an article on Louis Smyth on 13th November 2024.…

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Shiners and Stoney Monday Trouble in the Streets 1941- 1852

The first steamer that ascended the Ottawa River to the Rideau Falls (1822) carried the Royal Engineers, who had been sent to explore this part of the country with the view of improving the streams of navigable water. The first steamer to operate on the Ottawa River was the Union of the Ottawa, built in the 1820s by Thomas Mears of Hawkesbury. The Union of the Ottawa was 38 meters long, 9 meters…

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"Veteran of Fenian Raid," Border Cities Star. June 1, 1934. Page 5. --- EDMUND YOUNG didn't want to be separated from his trusty pipe as he posed for his picture yesterday afternoon at 546 Bruce avenue. Mr. Young is a veteran of the Fenian Raid, and to an interviewer recalled that famous clash between Canadian troops and the invaders.

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Approximately 1,000 Irish American Fenian insurgents invaded Canada from Buffalo, N.Y., and engaged 840 Canadian militia volunteers at the Battle of Ridgeway. June 2, 1866.

Subscriber Content Add content here that will only be visible to your subscribers. Payment Image: The charge of the Fenians (wearing green uniforms) under Colonel John O’Neill at the Battle of Ridgeway, near Niagara, Canada West, on June 2, 1866. In reality, the Fenians had their own green flags but wore a very mixed bag of Union and Confederate uniforms (if they still had them, or parts of…

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#OTD in 1883 – Execution of Joe Brady for the murder of Lord Cavendish in Phoenix Park.

Brady was one of the Invincibles – a Fenian splinter group – that murdered the Chief Secretary of Ireland on his first day in the country. Four others were executed for the murders. Brady by all accounts was a mountain of a man. The Times wrote after his execution. “He was brought up as a stonemason of herculean strength, his occupation developing the muscular power of his arms, which told with…

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#OTD in 1871 – Thirty Fenian prisoners are released by the British in a general amnesty.

British authorities release over thirty Fenian prisoners including John Devoy and Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. The conditional amnesty of 1871 required those released not to return to Ireland for the term of their respective sentences for treason. Devoy, O’Donovan Rossa and three others: Charles Underwood O’Connell, Henry Mulleda, and John McClure boarded the S.S. Cuba bound for New York where the…

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The Sunburst of Ireland | Fenian Republican Rebel Print

In the centre, Erin is holding an Irish flag with an Irish wolfhound by her side. Along the sides, you can see portraits of great Irish heroes: Daniel O’Connell, ‘The Liberator’; John P. Curran, a Protestant lawyer and politician; Henry Grattan, politician who opposed the Act of Union; Fr Matthew, the Temperance priest; Colonel Thomas F. Burke, Martyr; Robert Emmet, Irish patriot. Along the…

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