RAINBOW FARMS AUSTRALIA                         

                                                                                                                                             1866 - 1868 AD

                                                                                       "Provisional Irish Government -  Clann na Gael - William Ewart Gladstone."

1866 AD Paul Cullen the Catholic Archbishop became the first Irishman to become a Cardinal, and was from a family of 16 children.  

   The Habeus Corpus Act (Give up the Body) was ""suspended" again by the British Conservative Government in Ireland.

   Benjamin Disraeli the English Earl of Derby who was the German Queen Victoria's favourite would become the new British Conservative Prime Minister again until 1868 AD.

March: Although James Stephens had by now set up a "Provisional Irish Government" and planned for an "Irish Uprising" in Ireland against the continuing "oppression"" of the British Conservative Government he "postponed" it again, which was"the last straw for those who supported the implantation of the cause from the Clann na Gael American Brotherhood in America and they decided to ""depose him from his position and appoint Colonel Thomas J. O Kelly, the Irish - American War veteran, as the ""Acting Chief Organizer of the Irish Republic and he was then personally to return from New York to Ireland to take over overall command of the I.R.B.\ Irish Republican Brotherhood in Ireland.

July: Thousands of Irish ex - American Civil War"" veterans invaded"" the British Imperial Government's colony nearby in Canada to draw attention to Ireland's plight, which was carried out by the American Brotherhood"" with their veterans there under John O Neill a Union Army Officer who was physically able to reach the border region near Buffalo in New York, but his men were then forced to "surrender" to the "American" troops.

    The British Conservative Government was to release John Devoy from prison and "exile" him from out of Ireland, and he was to go to America were he would personally head the Clann na Gael / The Organization and he would able to gain ""finance to promote many of their projects to try and gain Irish Freedom up until 1922 AD. 

   A Government of Ireland Reform Bill was introduced by William Ewart Gladstone the Scotchman and Statesman, into the British Westminster Parliament were 28 Irish Peers were to remain members for life out of the 75 members there, while in the second order there were to be 204 members with both bodies to sit together.  

   The Dominican Order laid the foundation stone for their priory at Tralee in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province after having previously re - established there presence there in 1861 AD.

1867 AD The Catholic Cathedral at Emly in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, that had been previously confiscated by the Ascendancy Church of England, under the confiscations of all things Catholic by Henry V111 was now "destroyed" due to their disestablishment" and after the Catholic parish priest there tried to "buy" it back, and some of the material was used at Monard on the "new" Ascendancy Church of England, which is now also long gone.  

   The "Invincible Party" in Ireland, which was also pushing for "Irish Independence" from the British Imperial Conservative Government created a Fenian Rebellion in Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province who were a separate"" independent organization to the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B. with similar aims also who were also seeking Irish Freedom for the majority in Ireland from the ongoing "repression" of the British Imperial Governmen't under the guise of their "Immoral Union."

 January 11th: John O Connor - Power from Co. Galway in Southern Connacht who was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B became involved in the I.R.B. Fenian raid, which was to be carried out on the Chester Castle in England where they intended to try to obtain "arms" for use in Ireland to to try and rid Ireland forever of the ongoing oppression of the British Imperial Conservative Governments.            

February: The Irish Provisional Government set up previously by James Stephens to carry out an I.R.B.Fenian Uprising in Ireland had been planned for the coming March,"" and Colonel Thomas J. O Kelly had now arrived back from "America" to oversee the overall operation with other Irish American ex - Civil War veterans on a I.R.B.Fenian chartered ship sent from Boston and they also brought "arms" with them to begin their preparations and Cluseret, although a Frenchman, was given the control of the I.R.B. Military side of it. They decided to set up  their headquarters in London as the Habeus Corpus Act had been being re - enacted only in Ireland, and as it did not apply there, it was his intention to use the tried and true method of  guerrilla warfare"" tactics in Ireland instead of "direct confrontation," until they could receive further assistance from America.

February 11th: was the date that the I.R.B.Fenians had set down for the raid on the Chester Castle in England to obtain the "arms" they required for use in Ireland to begin their campaign there, but on arriving in England they were informed that they had been "betrayed" by the traitor Corydon, so they decided to call this particular raid off.

    John Devoy who had previously been sentenced to 5 years "imprisonment" for being involved in the intention to carry out an Irish Uprising on his release had "emigrated" to America where he  had joined up with and soon became the "leader "of the Clann na Gael / The Organization there to try and bring about overall Irish Freedom and he was to continue to do so until he was to die in 1924 AD.

   The R.I.C. Police in Ireland at this time were a quasi - military force"" used for anti - Irish Republican activity, while the Dublin Metropolitan Police were an independent body"" used around Dublin also as a "Special Branch" counter insurgency agency on behalf of the British Imperial Conservative Government.

March 5th: The widespread I.R.B. / Fenian Organization in America, Ireland and Great Britain was to retain a strong political"" presence even though James Stephens had personally made plans for another I.R.B.Fenian Uprising on this day, which had to be aborted,"" as the R.I.C. Police had once again been informed"" of the plan and for which they paid 2,000 pounds reward to the "informer, but due to the previous Irish Nationalist activity that had occurred in Ireland because of this, and even though nothing ever really came of it, and the opportunities were lost, the Clann Na Gael / The Organization was "re - founded" in New York to further assist the future intentions of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Ireland. The reorganization meant the end of the ""previous activities that had been carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood in America, which had been begun originally by John O Mahony in 1858 AD. Despite this the baton for political Irish Freedom was now handed on once again to" future Irish generations" to try and re -implement. In their new platform, The Organization were to also recognize the Supreme Council"" of the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B. in Ireland as the legitimate"" Irish Provisional Government and that the British Imperial Government’s continual "oppression" must be "stopped"' as they had no right to be in Ireland in the first place. Meanwhile the I.R.B. Fenians in Ireland were now also well organized in the Irish - Scottish communities in Scotland also, and other Irish risings" also occurred in Ireland in the Munster Province, in the Dublin area, and in various "other regions" throughout England itself, as for the first time the cry for Irish Independence had been carried over to England. At Cahirciveen in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province they had also carried out a "raid" on a police barracks to try and obtain "arms," but were "betrayed" once again and found that had to "retreat" instead, but in the meantime their ship, the Erin’s Hope, was also sent over to Ireland by the American Fenian Brotherhood with arms,"" but it too had been "seized" by the British Imperial Government authorities when it landed.

March: James Stephens had by now personally left Ireland, so the I.R.B / Fenians created an "Irish Insurrection basically just to gain "publicity" for their cause, which came to an end in a night, when General Massey, under the command of Cluseret, was arrested"" in Co. Cork in Southern Munster as he too had been betrayed"" by the traitor, Corydon, together with all the plans of the I.R.B. Fenians and the blame for this recent unsuccessful attempt was thrown back on James Stephens for not making a move"earlier" when they were better organized towards the original planned Irish Insurrection, while by now Cluseret too had also left for France. The I.R.B.Fenian Uprising on this occasion had still gone ahead and James Stephens was never to recover his "lost" prestige over his original "lack of action" in the first instance. Peter O Neill - Crowley had also carried out an "abortive" personal I.R.B.Fenian raid at Kilclooney Wood.

July 1st: Thomas Francis Meagher / Maher who was on his way to take up his appointment as the Territory Secretary of Montana in "America" was drowned in the Missouri River where he disappeared off a steamboat, under very "suspicious" circumstances.

September 9th: Colonel Thomas J. O Kelly and Captain Deasy were "arrested" after the raid on Chester Castle in England, where they were trying to obtain arms for use in Ireland, when they were "betrayed" once again by the informer, Corydon.  

 September 18th: Colonel Thomas J. O Kelly and Captain Deasy were to be "rescued"" from a British police van that was taking them to Manchester Prison in England, by 30 members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B. there, but during the rescue a police "sergeant"was killed and these two I.R.B.Fenian leaders were never to be sighted again, and despite this the I.R.B. / Fenians were to still continue to carry on with their activities in trying to bring about Irish Freedom for the next 50 years although they were now basically "leaderless." The British Conservative Government arrested 5 Irishmen over the successful Manchester escape and although they were sure they were the ones who had not fired the shot they decided to "execute" 3 of the "younger " men among them, who then became known as the "Manchester Martyrs" after finding them guilty anyway with dubious evidence. These 3 Irishmen were Allen, Larkin and O Brien whose gravesites are now to be seen in the Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin intermingled with all those there who have previously or since paid the "ultimate" price to try and bring about Irish Freedom from the British Imperial Government domination. These 3 particular Irishmen were basically killed in retaliation for the humiliation of Colonel Thomas J.O Kelly's escape, besides the death of the policeman, and once again this cruel decision to "execute" these 3 young men was to be a further catalyst to change Irish Hhistory as it was the reason that persuaded Charles Stewart - Parnell an Anglo - Irish non - Catholic 23 year old Land Lord, who had his confiscated Estate in Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster, who was also an M.P. in the Westminster Parliament in England to step forward. He was to promote the "rights" of the population of Ireland as no one of his class had ever done before,"" while the German Hanoverian British Queen Victoria stated, "These Irish are really shocking, abominable people, not like any other civilized nation."           

December: The Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B. while trying to rescue a prisoner from Clerkenwell"" in England caused an explosion,"" which "killed" 20 people there, which naturally stirred up anti - Irish / Fenian feeling there, but despite the terrible "terror and horror" of it all the general population in England itself were finally coming to have some understanding that there must "reasons" for the Irish to carry out such an "attack"" in England and they were beginning to comprehend that it might  have been brought on by the "dreadful conditions" that were allowed to apply in Ireland and they began to bring pressure on the British Imperial Conservative Government to do something about it. The I.R.B. / Fenian attacks carried out in England also had an effect and further convinced William Ewart Gladstone the Scotsman and Statesman who was now the British Liberal Opposition leader, that something had to be done in Ireland to alleviate the "distres" there, so he put forward the notion of Justice for the population in Ireland and that the Disestablishment of the Ascendancy Church of England / Ireland in Ireland was an urgent problem"" that the British Imperial Governments must face up to.

    Henry Temple / Lord Palmerston had since "died" and the uncaring Lord John Russell was in trouble with his Liberal colleagues as they had "split" over the extension of the Franchise (the right to vote) and William Ewart Gladstone was preparing to take over from him as their Liberal "leader," Benjamin Disraeli from the Ascendancy Conservative Party was back in with the British Government in England who had reluctantly "accepted" the 2nd Reform Act, " William Ewart Gladstone felt that he now had just the issue to "unite" his own Liberal Party once again that would "disadvantage" the Conservative Government and receive popular support and "correct" the ongoing conditions in Ireland that were allowed to continue that were now being highlighted by the I.R.B. / Fenian "attacks" being carried out in England. 

       Thomas Power - O Connor, who was a journalist in Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster at this time, would later on "migrate" to Liverpool in England were he could bring even greater pressure to try and obtain Irish Freedom politically from the British Imperial Government's rule under the "Immoral Union" when he was to become an M.P. there.  

      The police in Ireland were renamed "officially"the Royal Irish Constabulary / R.I.C. who were now being "utilised" by the Dublin Castle authorities on behalf of the British Conservative Government in reality as an anti - Irish freedom force who were based throughout the countryside keeping "day books" on the whole of the population in Ireland operating in conjunction with the Dublin Metropolitan Police basically as a political force to monitor any sign of Irishness among the population, while a British Conservative Government "Special Branch" had also been set up by their Dublin Castle authorities to "infiltrate" any Irish Associations or anti - British movements in Ireland.

1868 AD March: An Irish Parliamentary Party / I.P.P. member in the Westminster House of Commons in England moved a motion for something to be done about the "ongoing problems" that were occurring in Ireland, both in England and Ireland, to which William Ewart Gladstone who was now the "leader" of the Liberal OppositionParty was to respond to 3 days later putting forward 3 resolutions that were based on "Disestablishing the Ascendancy Church of England / Ireland," which was one of the "main causes" through Ascendancy "repression," and the ongoing collection of their "Enforced Tithes" on the "tenant farmers" and their families in Ireland no matter what their religion.

April 3rd: Due to the appeal arrangements to the extension of the franchise (The right to Vote) William Gladstone's motion on the 3 resolutions as regards to the Ascendancy position in Ireland, had been held over, but in this session by a 56 majority it was decided to bring them forward for discussion and there was a "majority" of 112 votes in favour, which saw the further "decline" of the overall power and authority of the long running Ascendancy in both England and Ireland.

     Benjamin Disraeli who was now the leader of the British Conservative Government for this year only, decided to go to the "electorate" specifically on this issue and his government "resigned" before the meeting of the new Parliament. William Ewart Gladstone had fought the election basically on the "Disestablishment" issue, but had also placed before the electorate the matter of Irish land "reform," which he was to begin after his Áscendancy Church of England / Ireland Act was to be secure. The Irish Nationalists in Ireland were naturally "excited" by his "democratic" efforts and they decided that they would try and use "Constitutional" means once again, and supported by the Catholic Irish he now became the new British Liberal Prime Minister until 1874 AD when 60 Liberal M.Ps were returned and he had the fullest intention of bringing "normal peace" to Ireland and on which he was to concentrate during the next 2 years.

December: William Ewart Gladstone the new British Liberal Prime Minister began working on the correct wording and contents for the "Disestablishment Act" for the Ascendancy Church of England / Ireland to remove the previous overall power of the Ascendancy altogether and the long running hated "Enforced Tithes to the Ascendancy Church of England / Ireland. 

    Michael Davitt, who would be the ""founder of the "Irish Land League" in the future for the rights of "tenant farmers" and their families in Ireland, and for the return of the land of Ireland to the people of Ireland, became the "secretary" of the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B and John Mandeville, a nephew of John O Mahoney who had originally "founded" the Fenian / I.R.B., was the leader also of a group of Irish people who were "against" the ongoing "evictions," carried out on their "tenants" by the English Land Lords the Kingstons who had previously been granted the land off of the Irish O Mahonys and they were now supported by 100 British Imperial Military soldiers and 300 R.I.C. police and John Mandeville was to be "killed" during the conflict.

   John O Connor - Power who was a member of  the I.R.B. Fenians who was from Co. Galway in Southern Connacht was detained "without trial," and a campaign for Amnesty was begun, and the non - Catholic lawyer, Isaac Butt founded the Amnesty Association, which was to be the fore bearer of a new organized Irish Nationalist movement.

   An Irish Reform Act was bought in to allow for an "increase" in the number of the people in Ireland to now have the "right to vote," by reducing the previous discouraging Borough 10 pounds franchise, brought in initially by Sir Robert "Orange" Peel to previously "remove" the number of those who were "eligible to vote" in Ireland, down to 4 pounds, which had originally been 2 pounds / 40/- shillings before he had taken it up to 10 pounds to ameliorate the Ascendancy due to Daniel O Connell the Liberator's previous success in gaining "access" to the Westminster Parliament for all Catholics throughout the United Kingdom.

     The Franciscan friars who had arrived into Ireland from Belgium, now shifted and established a friary on Martyrs Hill / Cnoc na Maircri in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province.  

   James Connolly was born this year at Cowgate, an Edinburgh slum in Scotland, and was to become a journalist and lecturer and especially a revolutionary Irish "socialist" leader, and one of the most determined leaders to try and bring about Irish Freedom from the British Imperial Government's ongoing oppression under the "Immoral Union" in Ireland, in the forthcoming 1916 Irish Easter Rising, which was then to see the beginning of the elusive Irish Republic.

   St. Colman's Cathedral was begun to be constructed at Cobh, (the English renamed Queenstown), in Co. Cork in Southern Munster, which would not be finished until 1919 AD.

  An Aqueduct was completed from Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster running for 22 miles to supply water to Dublin City in the north - east, and the use of the Grand Canal water was now discontinued.

     Henry Cooke the intolerant Presbyterian clergyman from the Ulster Province, died, who had been responsible for utterances of continuous "sectarian hate" in the north for so long, that had done no one any good.

   During this period there was also great "Industrial" prosperity in Belfast in Co. Antrim in the north - east of Ulster Province and the non - Catholic Land Lords were to treat their non - Catholic "tenants" there much fairer than the Irish Catholic "tenants" there, and this meant that there was to be no great "land reform" agitation in Ulster at this time.

 

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