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Invincibles
Invincibles, an extremist society of Fenian background devoted to political assassination. The Dublin section, organized in November 1881 by James Carey, David Curley, James Mullett, and Edward McCaffrey, carried out the Phoenix Park murders, atrocities which provoked a very intensive police investigation. By July 1882 Carey was identified as a prime suspect and within seven months the Dublin group was smashed. Carey's evidence, with that of others, helped to hang five of his comrades and imprison eight others. Freed for betraying his accomplices, Carey was later shot dead by Patrick Donnell, whom he had met on board ship to Cape Town.
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"Invincibles." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Invincibles." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Invincibles.html "Invincibles." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Invincibles.html |
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Invincibles
Invincibles. A terror gang in Ireland in the 19th cent. After failing to assassinate W. E. Forster, chief secretary, they murdered his successor, Lord Frederick Cavendish, and T. H. Burke in Phoenix Park in 1882. James Carey turned queen's evidence at his trial, was pursued on board a ship bound for South Africa, and shot. The murders were a severe embarrassment to Gladstone and Parnell who had just reached the Kilmainham agreement.
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JOHN CANNON. "Invincibles." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Invincibles." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Invincibles.html JOHN CANNON. "Invincibles." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Invincibles.html |
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