Grand Procession in Honor of the Fenian Exiles, in New York City, February 9, 1871

1871

Not on view

A procession of men on horseback lead carriages past New York's City Hall to honor members of the Fenian Brotherhood. The name of this Irish nationalist secret society derives from a legendary band of warriors, the Fianna Eireann, who followed Finn MacCumhaill (MacCool). Hoping to pressure Britain to grant Irish independence, the American Fenians mobilised Civil War veterans of Irish descent to raid Canadian forts and other targets in 1866 and 1870-71. None of these invasion attempts succeeded and their primary effect was to encourage Canadian nationalism and to cause friction between the governments of Britain and the United States.

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Title: Grand Procession in Honor of the Fenian Exiles, in New York City, February 9, 1871
Printer: Frederick Heppenheimer (German, 1826–1878 (active New York from 1850))
Publisher: Haasis & Lubrecht (American, active 1860–85)
Date: 1871
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 in. × 15 13/16 in. (33 × 40.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1606
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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