<description>&lt;p&gt;To the Dublin press, the American Civil War veterans in Dublin cut an unusual shape. These ‘Yankee’ characters looked different, but they also behaved differently. Under the direction of Captain Thomas J. Kelly, these men would be centrally important to the Fenian uprising of 1867. While history remembers this as a skirmish on a hill in Tallaght, much more happened in March 1867 than that.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Three Castles Burning

Donal Fallon

The Battle of Tallaght: 'Yankee Fenians' and 1867

APR 12, 202440 MIN
Three Castles Burning

The Battle of Tallaght: 'Yankee Fenians' and 1867

APR 12, 202440 MIN

Description

To the Dublin press, the American Civil War veterans in Dublin cut an unusual shape. These ‘Yankee’ characters looked different, but they also behaved differently. Under the direction of Captain Thomas J. Kelly, these men would be centrally important to the Fenian uprising of 1867. While history remembers this as a skirmish on a hill in Tallaght, much more happened in March 1867 than that.