Historedia
Person

Isaac Butt

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1867–1873

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Isaac Butt, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The Fenian Rising breaks out in Ireland

    1867

    Role: Defence Counsel

    1. January to 11 March 1867 · BelfastBelfast Arms Caches

      Police discovered arms caches in Belfast in the weeks surrounding the rising, including a Pound Street haul on 11 March 1867, less than a week after the failed rising at Tallaght.

    2. 5 March 1867 · DublinDublin Rising

      The Dublin centre ordered the rising to start on 5 March 1867, resulting in a failed outbreak described as a total failure by contemporary reports.

    3. 31 March 1867 · Kilclooney WoodDeath of Peter O'Neill Crowley

      Peter O'Neill Crowley, a Fenian leader, was shot and killed resisting arrest at Kilclooney Wood on 31 March 1867.

  2. Home Government Association becomes the Home Rule League

    1873

    Role: Founder and Leader

    1. 18-21 November 1873 · DublinReconstitution of the Home Rule League

      The Home Government Association reconstituted as the Home Rule League in Dublin in November 1873, transforming from a pressure group to a political party.

Sources

  1. Fenian Rising Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Home Rule League Wikipedia, revision of 2024-10-31
  3. Isaac Butt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30