John O'Mahony
Irish nationalist politician and Gaelic scholar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John O'Mahony, see John O'Mahony (disambiguation).
John Francis O'Mahony (1815 – 7 February 1877) was an Irish scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Despite coming from a reasonably wealthy family and being well educated, the primary pursuit of O'Mahoney's life was that of Irish Independence from the United Kingdom, a calling that ultimately left him in poverty. O'Mahony fought in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 as well as the US Civil War, and was involved organisationally in the Fenian Rising of 1867 in Ireland and the Fenian Raids on Canada.
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Born | John Francis O'Mahony 1815 Kilbeheny, on the border between County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland |
Died | February 7, 1877 (aged 61–62) New York City, United States |
Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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Allegiance | Union Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) |
Battles/wars | Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 US Civil War Fenian Raids |
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