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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna

@patrickjmahone1.bsky.social
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Staraí/Scríbhneoir/Taighdeoir - Historian/Writer/Researcher 19th c. US history; Fenianism; Irish language in the US; Irish folklore

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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Really enjoyed taking a jaunt down to Inchicore recently to take part in the 'Talks at the Mess' series in Richmond Barracks - thanks to Donal Fallon for the invite and serving as fear an tí ar an oíche !
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the whaling ship Catalpa's arrival in New York harbor, carrying six Fenian prisoners rescued from Fremantle. It's worth taking a look at how the escape was remembered by two diasporic communities around the turn of the 20th century
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Age of Revolutions @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Enter our raffle for a chance to win a copy of Patrick J. Mahoney's The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism (NYU Press, 2026). Raffle closes this Friday (8/21) at 11:59 PM Eastern. ageofrevolutions.com/2026/08/17/f...
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Fenian Empire Book Raffle
Patrick J. Mahoney, The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism (NYU Press, 2026). In the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossroads…
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It was a pleasure to make an appearance at the first annual John Boyle O'Reilly Festival in County Meath at the weekend. Really great to see so many engaging with the history of Fenianism. Congrats to the organisers, especially Ciarán and Catriona Warfield.
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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Mahoney delivers a fresh take on the Fenian story, guiding readers through a world of clandestine meetings, personal networks, propaganda and long forgotten military operations. 🔗 buff.ly/b0hRVDy 📍St Mary's University College 🗓️ 5 August @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
160 years ago this summer, a group of Black American Civil War veterans gathered in New York's Washington Square Park to offer their services to the cause of Irish freedom - their story is recalled in my 'From the Square' blog for @nyupress.bsky.social nyupress.org/blog/2026/07...
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Forgotten Black Fenians – New Research Reveals Post-Civil War Solidarity by Patrick J. Mahoney, author of The Fenian Empire - NYU Press
This summer marks 160 years since the Battle of Ridgeway, the definitive event of the Fenian raids on Canada. Fought on June 2, 1866, near Ridgeway, Ontario, it pitted hundreds... READ MORE
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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In RTÉ Brainstorm, Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna (Patrick J. Mahoney), author of "The Fenian Empire," recovers the little-known history of Fenian solidarity with Cuba's 1868 revolution and its echoes in today's geopolitics
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A short history of Irish Fenians and the Cuban revolution
When revolution swept Cuba in autumn 1868, Fenian leaders developed an intense interest in the island
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Glucksman Ireland House NYU @gihnyu.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
An Emigrant Nation: Ireland, America and the Irish Diaspora: You may enjoy watching/listening to this podcast w/ Kevin Kenny @iehs.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social You Tube (video): www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZTE.... Spotify audio: open.spotify.com/episode/3txq... ​Kevin
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An Emigrant Nation: Ireland, America and the Irish Diaspora | Kevin Kenny
YouTube video by UCD Clinton Institute
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Fenian Summer continues!☀️ Mo mhíle buíochas le Jim Carroll and the folks at @RTEBrainstorm for the opportunity to write a bit about the roots of Irish-Cuban solidarity
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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"The Fenian Empire" by Patrick J. Mahoney reframes the Fenian story as a web of alliances, ambitions, and collisions with race and colonialism across the Civil War-era Americas. Now available everywhere.
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The Fenian Empire
A bold new exploration of Fenian revolutionary activity across the AmericasIn the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossro...
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
One week since The Fenian Empire hit US shelves! A massive thank you to everyone who has reached out, and to the brilliant series editors Kevin Kenny & Nicholas Wolf - and the entire @nyupress.bsky.social team for putting together a final product that really captures the spirit of the text.
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Síobhra Aiken @siobhraaiken.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hot off the press! Patrick Mahoney's @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social new book Fenian Empire, available now: lnkd.in/eW3FFERw "Teeming with individual Fenians, splits, spies, and swagger, it is a captivating read contending with ideas which are at once both historical and contemporary." Ú Ní Bhroiméil
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Mary M. Burke @maryburke.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
new edition of 19thc Irish-language stories about the American West! Ed/trans @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social
cover of Recovering an Irish Voice from the American Frontier, a bilingual compilation of stories by Eoin Ua Cathail, an Irish emigrant, based loosely on his experiences in the West and Midwest.
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
My new book, 'The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism' is now live in the NYU Press catalogue and due for release in early June, fittingly on the 160th anniversary of the first major Fenian raid on Canada nyupress.org/978147983258...
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The Fenian Empire
A bold new exploration of Fenian revolutionary activity across the AmericasIn the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossro...
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Honoured that the Enchanted Bay was named runner up for the 2025 Katharine Briggs Award tonight by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social - Fantastic to see this recognition go to a work of Irish folklore!
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Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Táim ar bís le bheith ar ais i nDún Éideann don cheardlann seo - ag dúil go mór leis na páipéir uilig / Looking forward to what promises to be a great day of conversations on the Gaelic Atlantic !
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