Ethnic newspapers can be a goldmine of genealogical information. They printed information that would most appeal to their targeted ethnic group, such as news from the old country, obituaries, etc. There were several Irish newspapers printed in New York City over the years.
The following Irish newspapers can be found at the New York State Library (NYSL) and the New York Public Library (NYPL). However, the films are only available on interlibrary loan from the NYSL.
NOTE: This list does not include Irish newspapers still in print, such as the Irish-Echo.
Shamrock/Hibernian Chronicle
Weekly
Publication Dates: 1810-1813
(NYSL) OCLC# 09753400
(NYSL) Call No.: 071 E12 84-25695 N.Y. New York {1810-1813}
(NYSL) Call No.: NY 01 Washington 93-31264 {1812}
(NYPL) Call No.: Zan-2605
Shamrock
Weekly
Publication Dates: 1814-1817
(NYSL) OCLC# 09753350
(NYSL) Call No.: 071 E12 84-25695 N.Y. New York
(NYPL) Call No.: Zan-7473
The Irish-American
Weekly
Publication Dates: 1849-1915
(NYSL) OCLC# 01642943
(NYSL) Call No.: NY 01 New York 93-31984
(NYPL) Call No.: Zzan-1584
The Irish News
Weekly
Publication Dates: 1856-1861
(NYSL) OCLC# 09385286
(NYSL) Call No.: NY 01 New York 93-31983 {1858-1859}
(NYPL) Call No.: Zzan-1570 {1858-1859}
The Irish-Nation
Weekly
Publication Dates: 1881-1885
(NYSL) OCLC# 10905231
(NYSL) Call No.: NY 01 New York 93-31982 {1881-1883}
(NYPL) Call No.: Zzan-445 {1881-1883}
The Gaelic-American
Weekly
Publication Dates: 1903-1951
(NYSL) OCLC# 09400293
(NYSL) Call No.: NY 01 New York 93-31977
(NYPL) Call No.: Zzan-389
Emigrant Savings Bank
My sincere thanks to Don McGovern for providing this invaluable information.
The Emigrant Savings Bank was formed by the Irish Emigrant Society in 1850.
Located on Chambers Street in New York City, it served as an institution for
immigrants (mostly Irish) to deposit money for the purpose of bringing others over
from Ireland. To open an account, an
emigrant had to supply personal information such as address, place of birth,
year of immigration, ship's name, parents' and siblings' names, etc.
This information can be found in the Test Books.
These records contain information on over 66,000 account holders.
Indexes
The indexes are in chronological order, then by first letter of surname.
The index gives the account number. Microfilm reels are as follows:
Reel 1 Index Book 1 1850-1866
Reel 2 Index Book 2 1867-1877
Reel 3 Index Book 3 1878-1880
Test Books
With the account number, you are able to proceed to the Test Books.
Microfilm reels with corresponding account numbers & dates:
Reel 4 acct #: 1 - 12,482 Sept 30, 1850-Sept 4, 1856
Reel 5 acct #: 12,483 - 25,000 Sept 5, 1856-Aug 9, 1860
Reel 6 acct #: 25,000 - 32,521 Aug 10, 1860-Nov 22, 1862
Reel 7 acct #: 32,522 - 40,129 Nov 24, 1862-April 16, 1864
Reel 8 acct #: 40,130 - 47,702 April 16, 1864-July 7, 1865
Reel 9 acct #: 47,703 - 58,999 July 7, 1865-May 20, 1867
Reel 10 acct #: 59,000 - 66,756 May 20, 1867-Aug 24, 1868
No Test Books after August 1868 have survived.
Transfer, Signature and Test Books
If a passbook was lost, another would be issued if the emigrant could
answer the questions contained in the Test Books. New passbooks were
then recorded in what was known as the Transfer, Signature and Test Books.
Not every account holder will be listed in these records as not everyone
lost their passbook. Microfilm reels:
Reel 11 Volume 1 acct #: 28 - 69,994 Oct 3, 1850-March 8, 1869
Reel 12 Volume 2 acct #: 70,003 - 103,999 March 9, 1869-July 3, 1874
Reel 13 Volume 3 acct #: 104,403 - 122,999 July 31, 1874-Sept 12, 1877
Reel 14 Volume 6 acct #: 155,001 - 170,000 July 6, 1881-Jan 5, 1883
Volumes 4 and 5 are missing.
Libraries
The following libraries have the Emigrant Savings Bank records in full.
The microfilms do not circulate from any of these libraries.
Boston Public Library
Main Library - Reference Section
700 Boylston Street
Copley Square
Boston, MA 02117 617-536-5400
Call No.: HG2613.N54E482000x
Broward County Public Library, FL
Central Library - Reference Section
Call No.: R 929.1 EM v. 1-23, B
Denver Public Library
Central Library
Western History & Genealogy Division - Reference Section
10 West Fourteenth Ave. Parkway
Denver CO 80204 720-865-1111
Call No.: G929.37471 E538em
Contact Reference for photocopying of specific names from index.
Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
2133 West Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Call No.: FILM 35-US-NY-17-EMI
Michigan State Library
717 West Allegan Street
PO Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909-7507 517-373-1580
Call No.: HG1881.E45 1999
Recommends hiring professional researcher to search records.
New York Public Library
Manuscripts & Archives Division
Fifth Ave & 42nd St
New York, NY 10018-2788 212-930-0801
Call No.: N.Y. L M314.72 E42 microfilm
Be sure to read the guide
to the collection.
New York State Library
Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230 518-474-5355
Call No.: 929.3089916 E538 202-4348
Ohio State Library
Call No.: E184.I6 E44 1999x
OCLC# 42888490
Contact Reference for photocopying of specific names from index.
Purchasing the Records
The microfilms can be purchased from the New York Public Library, courtesy of
Photographic Services. You can either:
Call to request a form: 212-930-0828
Print out the order form and mail it in. You will be contacted with an estimated cost.
Real Estate Books
The Bond and Mortgage Name Index assigns a number to each real estate
transaction. Information pertaining to these transactions are recorded
in both the Bond and Mortgage Records and Bond and Mortgage Ledgers.
Real estate transactions are recorded in both the Bond and Mortgage Books and
the Bond and Mortgage Ledgers.
Information included in the Bond and Mortgage Books includes date of loan
approval, name of mortgagor, house number, lot size, building description,
loan amount, attorney's name, and sometimes a block map.
Information in the Real Estate Loan Ledgers (1902-1923) include applicant's name,
requested loan amount*, location of building, building materials and the number of
floors in the building.
* Interest on the loan was 5%.
Microfilm reels are as follows:
Reel 40 Bond and Mortgage Name Index
Reel 41 Bond and Mortgage Street Index
Reel 25 Bond and Mortgage Record 1851-1881 # 1 - 1,555
Reel 26 Bond and Mortgage Record 1881-1887 # 1,556 - 2,721
Reel 27 Bond and Mortgage Record 1887-1891 # 2,722 - 3,699
Reel 28 Bond and Mortgage Record 1891-1896 # 3,700 - 3,449
Reel 29 Bond and Mortgage Record 1896-1900 # 4,500 - 5,499
Reel 30 Bond and Mortgage Record 1900-1904 # 5,500 - 6,403
Reel 31 Bond and Mortgage Ledger 1878-1886 # 1 - 1,304
Reel 32 Bond and Mortgage Ledger 1890-1903 # 50 - 2,891
Reel 33 Bond and Mortgage Ledger 1888-1899 # 3,001 - 5,000
Reel 34 Bond and Mortgage Ledger 1899-1904 # 5,001 - 6,220
Reel 35 Real Estate Loan Ledger No. 9 1905-1909
Reel 36 Real Estate Loan Ledger No. 10 1905-1909
Reel 37 Real Estate Loan Ledger No. 11 1909-1913
Reel 38 Real Estate Loan Ledger No. 13 1916-1921
Reel 39 Real Estate Loan Ledger No. 14 1921-1923
The Real Estate Records can be found at the New York Public Library,
Division of Archives and Manuscripts. They do not circulate
on interlibrary loan.
Organizations
Many Irish-American organizations came about in the United States due to the
large influx of Irish immigrants. Some organizations started to help immigrants
with the transition to a new country, others to preserve the cultural tradition they
left behind, while others to continue the fights of the Old Sod. Membership criteria
differed: some required you be of particular faith, some required that you hold a certain
political view, some required that you be from a specific county in Ireland.
Discussion of these organizations does not imply endorsement by, or political or religious
views held by, Rootsweb or the list administrators of the IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY list.
Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH)
Date formed in New York City: 1836
Membership criteria: Male; baptized a Catholic and of Irish descent by birth or adoption
Perks: Provided insurance, job assistance and monetary stipends to members in good standing.
Records
Due to the secrecy of AOH in the early years, it is rare to find old records. However, the following
have survived:
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
Manuscript Collections
18 South Seventh Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
National Convention Proceedings
1888-1908, 1910-1929, 1931-1952, 1954-1970, 1974-1990
National Hibernian Digest
1947-1997
National Hibernian
1901-1907, 1905-1914, 1919-1921, 1923-1929, 1932-1947
New York Public Library
Humanities Division
History & Genealogy Department
National Hibernian
May 1915 - July 1918
V. 15 No. 5 - V. 18 No. 7
Notre Dame Archives
MNEW Newspaper Microfilm Collection
National Hibernian
1911-1914
Fenian Brotherhood
You may have heard the stories in your family. Great-uncle Patrick was a
Fenian. It may have been whispered in secrecy or bellowed with pride. Who
were the Fenians? What was their agenda? Why did they give Canada such a hard
time?
Following the unsuccessful 1848 uprising of the Young Irelanders, many
members fled Ireland for France, then the US. Two former Young Irelanders,
John O'Mahony and Michael Doheny, landed in New York City. They discovered a
strong sense of nationalism among the Irish-Americans, and used it as a
springboard to form the Fenian Brotherhood.
The Fenian Brotherhood is known by several names: Fenians, the Fenian
Society, Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish-American Brotherhood.
There is a discrepancy surrounding their exact date of formation, but general
consensus points to 1858. Their name comes from the Fianna - an ancient band
of warriors who roamed Ireland in service to the high kings. The Fenians
were a non-secular group who's only membership criteria was an unwavering
belief in Ireland's total separation from Great Britain, sooner or never.
They were a political and military entity.
Their oath was:
I , ___ , solemnly pledge my sacred word of honor as a truthful and honest
man that I will labor with earnest zeal for the liberation of Ireland from
the yoke of England and for the establishment of a free and independent
government on Irish soil; that I will implicitly obey the commands of my
superior officers in the Fenian Brotherhood, that I will faithfully discharge
the duties of my membership as laid down in the constitution and bylaws
thereof; that I will do my utmost to promote feelings of love, harmony, and
kindly forbearance among all Irishmen; and that I will foster, defend and
propagate the afore-said Fenian Brotherhood to the utmost of my power.
O'Mahony practiced as a lawyer in NYC, while Doheny became a staff-writer at
the Irish-American newspaper. They toured the country, recruiting members
and raising funds. Doheny wrote articles detailing Irish oppression at the
hands of the English. Membership growth, however, was stifled by the
outbreak of the US Civil War (1861-1865). Many Irish fought bravely on both
sides of the conflict, while Fenian members gained invaluable military
experience. One of the Fenians most notable members was Captain Michael
Corchoran, of the famed Fighting 69th.
The Fenians capitalized on their newfound military expertise by developing a
plan for an armed invasion of Canada in 1866. Their mission -- capture
Canada and hold as ransom in exchange for England's granting full freedom to
Ireland. Some historians have stated that
the US government was not only fully aware of these plans, but even
encouraged the invasion. If it is true, then it isn't too surprising considering the vast
amount of money used for the campaign and the sheer numbers of ex-Union
soldiers who took part in it.
Canadians were aware of the impending assault, relayed back home
by 'spies' in New York City. Many worried Canadians wrote their
newspapers. Archbishop John Hughes, of the Archdiocese of New
York, spoke against the Fenians and ordered excommunication of
any Catholics who were members. The US government
withdrew its support, but the invasion went on as planned.
The armed invasion came in 3 parts:
1. Campobello Island in New Brunswick. This attack never came off.
2. Fort Erie & Ridgeway in Upper Canada. The Fenians had some
initial success before being driven back.
3. Eastern Quebec near Frelighsburg. The Fenians were completely
routed by the Montreal Militia.
The Fenians weren't about to give up. In 1867, they used the
ship Erin's Hope for another armed invasion of Canada. They
were captured. Raids continued until 1871, when the US government
finally stepped in to put a stop to it.
The Fenians commissioned John Holland, the inventor of the submarine,
to create a sub for them. Their plan was to take it to the British
warships and attack underwater. Holland created the Fenian Ram.
After a dispute over money, the Fenians stole the sub from Holland.
They would use it to take frequent
practice dives in New York Harbor. The Ram is now on display at
the Paterson Museum in
Paterson, NJ.
The Fenians raised a lot of money for armed uprisings back in Ireland,
but none were very successful. The group started to break apart in the
mid-1870s due to the failed invasions and internal splits. It would be
the Fenian Brotherhood's successor, Clan na Gael, that would become the
powerful entity!
Fenian Brotherhood
Account Books, 1869-1876
The following names appear in the Fenian Brotherhood's Account
Books, for the years 1869 to 1876. They appear to be the names
of the Fenian operatives, rather than a complete membership roll.
Many, but not all, of the names have a military designation next to it.
Since the Fenian Brotherhood acted as a military organization,
it's safe to assume that these designations refer to ranks within the organization.
Most of the names in the ledger have a mailing address. There
are a few duplication of names within the ledger, but with different addresses.
I'm not sure if this indicates father and son, or a home and
business address for one individual.
Cover Page
1874
4 March, Baltimore
Anna BOUGHAM, 405 East Erie Street, Chicago
From September '69 to January '71
Money collected for Mrs. LARKIN
McCAFFERTY
Ed O'BRIEN
126 13th Street
Milwaukee, Wis.
To:
Col. James CAVANAGH
646 Hicks Street
Brooklyn
John BARRY, 225 6th Street (crossed out); 392 Second Avenue near 23rd Street, New York City
D.T. BURKE, 212 Broadway, New York City
James A. BURKE, 328 East 21st Street, New York City
John C. BEGLEY, 440 Eighth Avenue, New York City
William BUTLER, 343 East 13th Street, New York City
P.J. BUTLER, 1218 Third Avenue, New York City
Peter BRADY, 305 First Street South West, (no city given)
William BURKE, 31 Charles Street, Boston
D.T. BURKE, 212 Broadway
James A. BURKE, 328 East 21st Street
John BARRET, 7 Winter Place South, Boston
John BROOKS, Box 507, Taunton, Massachusetts
Thomas BRENNAN, Care of M.T. CUMMINGS, P.O. Box 1014, San Francisco, California
John BURKE, Box 91 P.O., Richmond, Virginia
James BEGLAN, 369 Ninth Avenue, New York City
Thomas H. BREEN, Co. G, 9th U.S. Inf., Camp Douglas, Salt Lake City, Western Territory
Thomas BARRY, 42 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
Capt. BERGEN, 145 Thompson Street, New York City
T.F. BOURKE, 118 Eagle Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
John BYRNES, 82 Spruce Street, Paterson, New Jersey
John BARRY, 392 Second Avenue, near 23rd Street, New York City
George CAHILL, Box 213, Quincey, Massachusetts
William CURRY, 19021 Avenue A, New York City
John COLBERT, Care of M.J. O'Rielly, Detroit, Michigan
John CORCORAN, 278 Carroll Street, near Union Avenue, Brooklyn
Philip CAHILL, 165 Madison, New York City
John H. CAIN, Box 260, Tarrytown, New York
Thomas CUMMINGS, Box 1920, Perth, Maine
Edward CAUNEHAN, 1 Babcock Court, Charleston
William CANNON, 412 Prospect (no city given)
Timothy CLEARY, Box 163, Milbury, Massachusetts
Thomas CONDON, Fort Bridger, Western Territory
Patrick COSE or CASE, Wilksbar [Wilkes-Barre], Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
P.A. COLLINS
Capt. P.J. CONDON, 42 New Bowery
Robert DWYER, 77 Harvard Street, Boston
Bryan DEAY, Box 457, Yerba Buena, California
Patrick DOWN, Care of P.H. FORD
John DEVLIN, corner Prospect Street & Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn
Rev. Thomas F. CASHMAN P.P., St. Joseph's Church, Pekin, Illinois
Col. James CAVANAGH, 646 Hicks Street, Brooklyn
P.G. DUFFY, 200 East 36th Street, New York City
There is either no listings for surnames beginning with the letter E or the page is missing.
Daniel FALLEN, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming Territory
P.H. FORD, 480 Carlton Avenue near Atlantic, Brooklyn
David S. FELTON, 41 Cherry Street, New York City
A.A. GRIFFIN, 266 East Broadway, New York City
Thomas GRADY, 54 Conant Street, Boston Hyland
James GALVIN, Box 361, West Troy
James GLYNN, Co. A., 4th U.S. Inf., F.F., Wyoming Territory
James GOULDEN, 18 Valley Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Capt. Patrick GRIFFIN, 129 or 729 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
M.J. HAYLON, Box 1495, Ann Arbor, Michigan
William HYDE, Box 205, Blosberg, Pennsylvania
John HANNITTY, 22 Thompson Street, New York City
John HANRAHAN, Terryville, Lichfield County, Connecticut
Denis HYLAND, corner (illegible) & President, Brooklyn
John HANNON, Leavenworth, Kansas
Andrew HOLLEY, 32 Commerce Street, New York City
Gen. W. G. HALFRIN, 210 East 33rd Street, New York City
M.J. HEFFERNAN, 36 Day Street, New York City
Gen. HALFRIN, 23 Court Street, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Capt. Joseph HEALY, Sun River, Montana Territory
William J. JACKSON, Atchinson, Kansas
Eugene KELLY, 201 Grand, New York City
John KERR, 115 & 117 Nassau, New York City, Room 1
Jeremiah KAVANAGH, 445 7th Street, Louisville, Kentucky
Henry T. KAIN, Box 85, Connorsville, Indiana
P.J. KAIN, 159 1/2 Clara Street, San Francisco, California
John KIRBY, Benningham, Connecticut
William KENNEALY, 346 East 23rd Street, New York City
Michael W. LYNCH, Box 1418, Brookline, Massachusetts
Patrick LYNCH, Box 158, Holyoke, Massachusetts
William H. LOUGHLAN, 7 Lawrence Street, Lowell, Massachusetts
Capt. John LYNCH, All communications to be sent to M.T. CUMMINGS, Box 1014, 414 & 416 Pacific Street, San Francisco, California
John LYSAGHT, 178 Madison, New York City
P.D. LAWLER, Co. C., 4th U.S. Calvary, Wilber Co., Laredo, Texas
Timothy P. LINCHAN, Fisherville, New Hampshire
John LARKIN, 4 Horatio Street, New York City
Patrick LYMON, 321 Hudson Street, New York City
Patrick LARK, (city illegible), Montg. Co., Ohio
Patrick LENNON, 321 Hudson, New York City
Capt. John LYNCH, Hibernia Hale, 3rd Street, San Francisco, California
John J. MARRIN, Albany, New York
Edward McSWEENEY, 1122 North 19th Street, St. Louis, Missouri
Peter McCARRY
R.J. MORRISON, 316 Third Avenue, New York City
Alex McDOWELL, 355 First Avenue, New York City
John MURPHY, 206 Avenue C, New York City
William MOFFAT, 47 Madison Street, (city illegible)
Patrick McNALLY, 72 Pine Street, Paterson, New Jersey
Brian MAHONEY, Union Avenue between Dupont & Clay, Brooklyn
Patrick MADDEN, Box 95, Greenfield, Massachusetts
William McGRATH, 449 West 49th Street, New York City
Patrick McDERMOTT, 34 Pacific Street, Brooklyn
Thomas F. MEAGHER, Yates Avenue near Floyd Street, Brooklyn
Charles McAULEY, 36 Ferry Street, Albany, New York
Thomas MURPHY, 477 & 479 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC
Edward McNULTY, 97 West Cedar Street, Boston
John McCORMACK, 172 Christopher Street, New York City
James S. McNAMARA, 83 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn
D.W. McCARTHY, 188 West 4th, Cincinnati, Ohio
Eugene McCARTHY, 161 Federal Street, Salem, Massachusetts
Jeremiah MURPHY, Bluff Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
William McKENNA, 64 & 65 Eighth Avenue, New York City
Thomas McGUIGGAN, U.S. Flour Mills, Central Falls, Rhode Island
John MOLONEY, 23 Ridge, New York City
L.M. McMILLAN, Box 234, Steubenville, Ohio
Thomas MANION, Spencer, Massachusetts
Patrick MULLIN, Box 474, Fall River, Massachusetts
Major John McKENNA, 47 Federal Street, New York City
B.F. MALLON, Stockton, California
R.J. MORRISSON, 238 East 51st Street, New York City
(Adjt.) T. McDERMOTT, 213 Gold Street, Brooklyn
Capt. M. MORIARITY, 645 Hudson Street, New York City
Major D.C. MOYNIHAN, 1030 Third Avenue, New York City
J.J. MARRIN, 237 West 55th Street, New York City
Daniel MILLION, 18 Greenwich, New York City
John MULRAY or MULVAY, 149 South Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
R.J. MORRISSON, 639 Sixth Avenue, New York City
N. MARTIN, 429 5th Street (crossed out), 326 Monroe Street, New York City
John MOLONEY, 276 First Avenue, New York City
William MACKAY, Western Catholic, No. 3 West Madison Street, Room 6 & 7, Chicago, Illinois
James MANNING, 26 West Canton, Boston, Massachusetts
John NEVILLE, Box 690, Bridgeport, Connecticut
William NAGLE, 192 Madison, New York City
John O'MAHONEY
Miles J. O'REILLY, 123 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Thomas O'HALLORAN, 197 West Houston, New York City
Thomas O'SULLIVAN, Box 29, Weymouth Landing, Massachusetts
John O'CONNOR, 125 North Exeter Street, Baltimore, Maryland
John N. O'BRIEN, East Lynch & Bull Street, St. Louis, Missouri
John D. O'BRIEN, 4th United States Infantry, Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory
Henry O'NEIL, Box 328, Amesbury, Massachusetts
J.W. O'LEARY, 484 West 3rd Street*
Gen. John O'NEILL, 31 Charles Street, Boston
*There is a date notation next to Mr. O'LEARY's name - 1876.
Joseph PAUL, 238 East 31st Street (crossed out), 357 West 31st Street, New York City
Joseph PAUL, 246 East 35th Street, New York City
Capt. Charles O'BEIRNE, corner Mill & Market, Paterson, New Jersey
John REED, care of Capt. J. KAIN, 230 Clara Street, San Francisco, California
James REYNOLDS, 234 State Street, New Haven, Connecticut
James S. RYAN, Box 8, Navada Landen, Austin, Texas
James R. RAFFERTY, Providence, Rhode Island
John REED, 246 3rd Street, San Francisco, California
John QUINN, Box 52, Washington, (no city given)
John SAVAGE, Fordham
George SMITH, 409 Second Avenue, New York City
John SULLIVAN, 107 Segal Street, Chicago, Illinois
Charles SCULLEN, Box 230, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Andrew H. SENOTH, 80 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
Bernard STARRS, 63 Broome Street, New York City
Michael TOOHIG, Box 204, Wakefield, Massachusetts
William TRIHEY, Lichfield County, Connecticut
Matthew TOBIN, 418 Pallisade Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
Nicholas SHEENAN, Helena, Montana Territory
John SAVAGE, Laurelside, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Thomas E. O'NEILL, corner 17th & Third Avenue, South Bend, Indiana
Also Known As: Fenians, Hibernian Society, Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish-American Brotherhood
Date Founded in New York City: 1848
Membership Criteria: Profound belief in Ireland's self-determination. Non-secular.
Organization Type: Political & Military
Suggested Reading:
Neidhardt, W.S. Fenianism in North America
University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1975.
Records of the Fenian Brotherhood can be found at:
Catholic University of America
Department of Archives, Manuscripts & Museum Collections
Manuscript Division
101 Life Cycle Institute
Washington DC 20064
202-319-5065
Fenian Brotherhood Records 1855-1910
4 microfilm reels
Donated by Father William D'Arcy
Collection includes:
Letters to and from Fenian leaders, such as John O'Mahony, James Stephens, John Mitchel, O'Donovan Rossa and more.
Account Ledgers
Rosters of Fenian soldiers in New York
Ledger Books & Subscription Lists
Legal Records
Speeches, Pamphlets & Newspapers
Photos & other images
