The Dublin Fenians After the Rising, 1867-79
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The Dublin Fenians after the Rising, 1867-79 著者 Takagami Shin-ichi 出版者 Institute of Comparative Economic Studies, Hosei University journal or 比較経済研究所ワーキングペーパー publication title volume 28 page range 1-54 year 1992-02-03 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10114/4194 HoseIUniveUslIy lCES lleIand-JapanPapeIS HOSEIUNIV. Number7 TheDublinFenians aftertherisin8,1867-79 Shin-ichiTAKAGAMI Februaryl992 lnsliIutooIComparaIivoEconomlcStudies HosBIUnlve『siIy 4342Alhara-chooMachlda-shl Tokyo,194-O2Japan TELO427-83-2330 TheDublinFeniansaftertherising,1867-79 Shm-ichiTAKAGAMI KeioUniversity Onl7Marchl858thesecretsocietylaternamedthelrishRepublica、 Brotherhood(LR.B、)wasestablishedinDublinanditsmemberswerecalled Fenians・TheirpurposewastooverthrowEnglishrulemlrelandbyphysical force,establishinganlrishrepublic、On5Marchl867theFenianrising occurred・ThispaperexaminestheDublinFeniansfromtheendofthefailed risingtol879whentheLandWar,themajorissueoflatenineteenthcentury lrishhistory,tookplace、TheDublinFenianorganisationwasfarfromthemam sceneoftheLandWar・AsaterminaldatewehavechosenJanuaryl879whenthe SupremeCounciloftheLR.B、,asweshallsee,heldanimportantmeetingin Paristodiscussthe‘NewDeparture’一aproposalbyJohnDevoyandother membersofClannaGaelinOctpberl878tptheeffectthattheFeniansshould activelyenqagenotonlyinparliamentaryactivitiesbutalsoinagrarian lssues・ TheSupremeCouncilrejectedtheNewDepartureandconfirmed theirphysicalforceprinciple・Inconsequence,theLR.B、asabodydidnot takeaprominentroleintheLandWar・TheCouncildecisionmoreorlesssettled theissueforDublinmembers,butmembersinrurallreland,、otablyinthe westandnorth-westcounties,seemtohavejoinedtheLandWardespitethe comparativelylargerpresenceofthepost-l867Fenlanmovementthere、 TheyearsaftertheMarchl867risingwitnessedthedeclineoftheDubli、 organisationwhichbeforetherisinghadformedatitspeaktwenty-three circlesnumberingfromseveralthousandtotenthousandmen・Inthel870s theDublinorganisatio、、everregainedthepre-risingleve1.Inlatel87Band earlyl879thenupbersintheDublinorganisationhadfallendrasticallyto576; thesenumbersbelongedtotheSupremeCouncilparty・Theotherpartywithin themovementthatledbyStephens,hadsomefollowersinDublin,butthenumber wasinsignificant.(1)Inlrelandatlargethemembershiphaddeclinedby 1 latel878andearlyl879from50,OOObeforetherisingtoabout24,000.(2) Furthermore,the1.R、B・asawholechangeditsgeographicalstrongholdsfrom MunsterandLeinstertonorthConnachtandsouthUlster・ TablelMembershipbyprovinceofthel.R、B,inthel860sandlatel870s Province 1860s Latel870s % % Leinster 44 8.43 Munster 39 19.85 Connacht 11 29.24 Ulster 6 42.48 Sources:R、V,Comerford,‘Irishnationalistpolitics,1858-70,(Pb.D,thesis,T、C,、., 1977),p・'99;Comerford,TheFeniansincontext,p、213. Thissuggestsanewl.R,B・withanagrariancharacteremerginginthel870sat theexpenceofthetown-basedoldLR.B、,inwhichtheDublinorganisationhad takenaprominentpart・ ThefirstsectionexaminestheDublinFeniansfroml867tol873・Theyear l873markedaturningpointinFenianisminDublinintwoways・ Firstly,theSupremeCouncilallowedFenianstobeinvolvedinconstitutional movementsthe Home Rulemovement・Secondly,bythel873Dublin organisation,dramaticallyreducedin口embership,wasconfinedtoasmallqroup ofmenanddidnotreviveinthel870s. PartlTheDublinFenians,1867-73 TheimpactoftheabortiverisingontheDublinorganisation F.S、L・LyonsattributedthedeclineoftheoldLR.B・to‘thefiascoofthe l867rising’:‘therecanbenodisputingthefactthattheimmediateconsequence 2 ofthefiascoofl867wastothrowthewholeFenianmovementintoconfusionand discouragementfronlwhichittooklongtorecover,.(3)Indeed,asnorisingtook placeinConnachtandU1ster,onemightsaythatthel.R、B・inLeinsterand Munsterdeclinedbecausetheyhadattemptedtoorganisetherising,while ConnachtandU1ster,notsharinginthefiasco,becamethefuturestrongholds oftheLR.B、However,alltheevidence,asfarastheDublinorganisationwas concerned,revealsthatthefailureoftherisingwasnotafatalblowtothe organisation,andthattheSupremeCouncilsucceededinreorganisingtheLR.B・ byearlyl87q lmmediatelyaftertherisingtheDublinorganisationeventhoughtintermsof startinganotherattempt、MostofthethousandsofFenians,dispersingwithout anymilitaryactionbythemorningof6March,stillhadtheirarmsandmostof theirleaderswerenotarrested・On9MarchSuperintendentRyanreceived informationthatonlOorllMarchtheFenianswouldlaunchanothermilitary action,attackingthecity・SuperintendentRyanfeltunabletodismissthe informationclaimingthat‘fewoftherespectableshopmen,clerksandartisans thattomycertainknowledgeareFeniansweretobeseenamongtheprisoners arrestedonWednesdaymorning[6March]・Ifearsomethingseriousmaybe apprehendedifthemenwillbefoundpluckyandnumerousenoughandlrepeatit thatonthisallwilldepend,astheleadersdonotlackdetermination'.(4)In spiteofSuperintendentRyan,sapprehension,nothinghappenedonllandl2 March;butanotherinfomationthatStPatrick'sDay,l7March,wasthedayfixed forthegeneralrisingreachedSuperintendentRyaninthesucceedingdays・ LaterSuperintendentRyanwasinformedthattheywouldstartarisingaboutthe 0 endofAprilorbeginningoflIay.(5)Inthiswayimmediatelyaftertherising theFeniansWhohadnotsufferedseriousmateriallosseson6Marchseemedbent onplanninganotherrebellion, Thefailureoftherisingdid,ofcourse,inevitablybringaboutconfusionin theDublinorganisation・AsthepolicetriedtoarrestFenianleadersinMarch l867,so、eCentresfledtoEnglandordisbandedtheircircles、BetweenMarchand 3 earlyAprilthepolicearrestedsevenCentres,andafurtherCentrewascaptured inJuly,Indeed,byApriltheDublinorganisationhaddisintegratedtosuchan extentthatafterAprilSuperintendentRyanreceivednofurtherinformation aboutarising・A1fredAylwardprovidedtheauthoritieswithinformation concerningtheDublinCentres:hisinformationfurnishesuswithsomedetailsof thefateoftwenty-twoofthetwenty-threecirclesknowntohaveexistedin Dublinberoretherising・Circlesrepresentedthebasicorganisationalor ェegimentalunit;eachregimentwasledbyaCentreorA,andbelowhimin descendingordertheotherranksweredenominatedasB,s,C,sand、,s、(6)Aylward statedthatsixofthetwenty-twocircleshadbrokenup;onlyfourwere positivelyconfirmedasbeingstillinexistence,andinthecaseofthe remainingtwelve,theheadsofsevenwerevariouslyaccountedforbyarrest,or flighttoEngland. Table21mpactoftherisingontheDublinorganisationinthesummerofl867 Centre Successor FateofCircle WilliamBrady mexistence BernardBrady brokenup NiallBreslinarrested SamuelClampettarrested GeoZgeConnollyarrested inexistence JosephD'Arcy inexistence JamesHayesgaveup brokenup JosephHenry HenryHughesarrested brokenup JamesKelly J,Kelly brokenup JohnKirwanarrested JohnGillerdan PatKnottoEngland 4 MichaelLambert brokenup JamesMcCabe JosephMcDonnell StephenO'Donoghuekilled EdwardO'Byrnearrested PatMonks inexistence MattO'NeilltoEngland DavidToole brokenup JosephTomkinsarrested JohnWalsharrested 22Centres Source:S.P.0.,Fenianbriefs,8. TheDublinmovement,however,wasreplacedbyaneworganisationbytheautumn ofl867・TheproblemoftheDubllnorganisationwasthelackofofficers:the Dublinorganisationlostatleasttwelveofthetwenty-threeCentreswhowerein serviceinearlyl867、ThereforetheFeniansconcentratedonappointingCentres ratherthanonexpandingthesizeofthecirclestheycommandedbYswearingin newmembersactively.(7)Intheautumnofl867Aylwardgavetheauthorities thenamesoftwenty-threemen,plusfourunknownpersons,holdinghighpositions intheDublinorganisation,toqetherwiththeiroccupationsandthenumberof theirsubordinates-inmostcaseshemadenodistinctionbetweenCentresand Bs・Table3isbasedonAylward’sinformationandotherpolicereports. Table3 TheDublinorganisaLionintheautumnofl867 Name Position Occupation No.ofSubordinates WilliamBrophy Centre carpenter 600 JD'Arcy ropemaker 60 MichaelFeely Centre carpenter 700 5 CharlesFitzsimons 280 ThomasFrancis Centre shoemaLker 65 Griffin shoemaker Griffin pawnbrokers’assistant 47530 00050 JamesKeUy shoemaker JamesKelly tailor 1 Killeen clerk JamesKmgston 2 JamesMcCabe Centre JosephMacGzath tobacconist 506700028 307000000 McEvoy foreman,timberyard 2 F)【し(し【しF)が〉が) ttt●屯t・C。Ⅱ ThomasMcGazry eeeeeee 、nnnnnn rrrZr正r eeeeeee ropemaker CharlesMcNalluara bottleglassworker MichaelMonks(1) 74512 JohnMurphy JohnNeil dairyman M、0,Loughlin JohnWalsh pawnbrokers,assistant Healy(2) 0,Connor supplierofammunition,gunmaker anon. shoemaker 45 anon.(3) anon・ chairmanofbaker'sassociation an。、.(4) Total27 4,635 Notes:(1)E、O'Byrne'scircle;(2)JohnO,Neil,sB;(3)JohnO,Neil,sB;(4)William Brophy,sbrotherinlaW・ Sources:S.P.0.,Fenianbriefs,8;SuptRyantoC、P.,5NoLl867(C、S、0.,R・P. 6 1867/l9381on2266R〕;SuptRyantoGP.,gNov、1867(C、S、0.,R、P,1867/l9348 onl867/19481);SuptRyantoC・P.,l1Nov・’867(C、S、0.,R・P、1867/20374);Supt RyantoC、P.,20Jan、1868(C、S、0.,R・P、1868/545on3105R). Table3showsthattherewereatleasteleve、CentresintheDublin organisation・TheoreticallYacircleconsistedof820men,butCentrescouldform circleswithoutmeetingthetheoreticalnumber・ThomasFrancis,althoughhehad only65men,wasaCentre・Judgingfromthenumberofmenundertheir direction,CharlesFitzsimons(whohad280),JamesKelly(150),JamesKingston(200) andMcEvoy(200)mighthavebeenCentres・Itwouldnotbewrongtoassumethat therewereatleastfifteencirclesmtheDublinorganisationnumberingover 4,635menintheautumnofl867・ComparedwiththeCentresbeforethe rising,whatisstrikingisthelackofcontinuity:onlythreeCentres- JP,Arcy,JamesKellyandJamesNcCabe-seemtohavecontinuedworkfrombefore therising.(8)Inotherwords,aftertherising,acompletelynewleadership emergedintheDublinorganisation・Whilethefallureoftherisingdamaged theorganisationandthenumbersweresmaller,withinaboutsixmonthsthe DublinFenianshadsucceededinreorganisingthemselves・ Bytheautumnofl867theDublinorganisationwdsunderthecontrolofa DirectoryconsistingofthreeCentres,JohnWalsh,MichaelFeely,andJohnMurphy・ AboveallJohnWalshwasthemostactiveCentreaftertherising;and