fenian in English
noun
1
a member of a 19th-century revolutionary nationalist organization among the Irish in the US and Ireland. The Fenians staged an unsuccessful revolt in Ireland in 1867 and were responsible for isolated revolutionary acts against the British until the early 20th century, when they were gradually eclipsed by the IRA.
In the mid-century, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Fenians began a genuinely separatist movement, whose support in Irish elections was rarely measured.
2
(chiefly in Northern Ireland) a derogatory term for a Catholic or Irish nationalist.
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1. Here comes the little fenian , they'd jeer.
2. The Hunt report was thus seen on the Shankill as a craven cave-in to Fenian rioters.
3. Rare footage of Irish traditional supergroup Arcady featuring Frances Black performing Down By The Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men)at Scraggs Alley in Carlow,