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The Fenian Brotherhood and the IRB engaged in several acts of armed resistance. From 1881 to 1885, the groups orchestrated a series of bombings against various infrastructure, government, and military targets in Britain.<ref>{{Web citation|author=MARK MOLONEY|newspaper=An Poblacht|title=Behind Enemy Lines – The Fenians’ bombing campaign in Victorian Britain|date=2013-9-1|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/23361}}</ref> They also attempted a rebellion in 1867 through a series of small risings in Dublin and the Irish countryside.<ref>{{Web citation|author=MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA|newspaper=An Poblacht|title=Fenian Rising - 150th anniversary - 5 March|date=2017-2-13|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/26666}}</ref> Along with several other major actions. | The Fenian Brotherhood and the IRB engaged in several acts of armed resistance. From 1881 to 1885, the groups orchestrated a series of bombings against various infrastructure, government, and military targets in Britain.<ref>{{Web citation|author=MARK MOLONEY|newspaper=An Poblacht|title=Behind Enemy Lines – The Fenians’ bombing campaign in Victorian Britain|date=2013-9-1|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/23361}}</ref> They also attempted a rebellion in 1867 through a series of small risings in Dublin and the Irish countryside.<ref>{{Web citation|author=MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA|newspaper=An Poblacht|title=Fenian Rising - 150th anniversary - 5 March|date=2017-2-13|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/26666}}</ref> Along with several other major actions. | ||
The IRB, along with the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Citizens Army, | The IRB, along with the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Citizens Army, Cumann na mBan and several other groups began the [[Easter Rising]] in Dublin in 1916.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Cillian Gillespie|newspaper=Socialist Party UK|title=Ireland: 100 years since the 1916 Easter rising|date=2016-4-20|url=https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/22654/20-04-2016/ireland-100-years-since-the-1916-easter-rising/}}</ref> This rebellion was defeated in about a week, but eventually led to the larger Irish Revolution, starting in 1918. During the Irish Revolution, the [[Irish Republican Army]], from then on the leading force in militant Irish Republicanism was formed.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=National Army Museum|title=Irish War of Independence|url=https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/irish-war-independence}}</ref> | ||
After the Irish Revolution, the IRA split into two groups, the Pro-Treaty IRA, which supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became the Army of the Republic of Ireland, and the Anti-Treaty IRA, which opposed it, starting the Irish Civil War.<ref>{{Web citation|author=John Dorney|newspaper=The Irish Civil War – A brief overview|title=The Irish Story|date=2012-7-2|url=https://www.theirishstory.com/2012/07/02/the-irish-civil-war-a-brief-overview/}}</ref> | After the Irish Revolution, the IRA split into two groups, the Pro-Treaty IRA, which supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became the Army of the Republic of Ireland, and the Anti-Treaty IRA, which opposed it, starting the Irish Civil War.<ref>{{Web citation|author=John Dorney|newspaper=The Irish Civil War – A brief overview|title=The Irish Story|date=2012-7-2|url=https://www.theirishstory.com/2012/07/02/the-irish-civil-war-a-brief-overview/}}</ref> |