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Night of the Fenian Rising in County Limerick

July 2, 1866

In a bold but ultimately unsuccessful operation, several hundred members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) gathered near Kilmallock, County Limerick. Under the leadership of local organizer William Mackey Lomasney, they attempted to capture the local police barracks. The attack was part of a larger planned uprising that failed to materialize across the country, leading to several arrests and a strengthening of British military presence in the region.