Fenian Raid News Today

I was browsing through a book called Belleville in the First World War by local historian Laurel Bishop.

One hundred and fifty years ago, members of the Fenian Brotherhood sought to force Britain’s hand by creating disturbances along the Canadian border. The raids failed, but they led to an unexpected outcome in 1867. OTTAWA, Ontario – It was civil warfare, with some almost comic sidelights, and it might have been lost in the

In this week’s Living History Column, we take a look back at a couple of the early pioneers from the Lundbreck and Cowley areas, which time has partially…

After their farms were raided by Fenian invaders in 1866, Canadian residents of Quebec’s Missisquoi region formed their own militia called the "Red Sashes," which fought against a second Fenian incursion in 1870.

In 2017, with the vision of creating a statue honoring John O’Neill, a fund was started. Lois Cole Schaffer, former mayor of O’Neill, from 1984-90, along with her family, began

Article content In the roughly four centuries since first contact, only three groups have ever set out to invade and seize the lands called Canada: The British (who did it in 1759), the Americans (who failed twice), and the Irish Republican Army. Not the same IRA whose name would become a byword for terrorism in the 20th century, but an actual honest-to-goodness army of Irishmen bent on fighting pitched battles to conquer and subjugate the people of Canada. To mark St. Patrick’s Day, enjoy th...