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John Lynch (c1832 - 1866) was an Irish nationalist. He was a resident of the city of Cork and an alleged member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. John was very active in the early days of the Cork fenian movement.〔Recollections of an Irish rebel, John Devoy, Irish University Press, 1969〕 He organised nationalist celebrations on St. Patrick's night 1862 at the Athenaeum club, Cork.〔 Rossa's Recollections, 1838 to 1898: Memoirs of an Irish Revolutionary, Rossa O'Donovan〕 After the 10 March 1863 riots in Cork, he was tried together with fenian leader James Mountain for their involvement.〔()〕 Both were acquitted due to lack of evidence.〔 He was arrested in Sept 1865 based on information provided by John Warner, an ex-military pensioner.〔(New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 647, 8 December 1865, Page 5 )〕〔("Speeches from the Dock" by T. D., A.M., and D. B. Sullivan )〕 The trial of John Lynch and co-defendant Brian Dillon starting on 18 December 1865 with Isaac Butt as their legal counsel.〔 The charges were "in one indictment with having conspired to depose the Queen, &c., and with illegally drilling and being drilled in furtherance of that design".〔 Lynch was accused of being a captain (denoted as "B") in the Irish Republican Brotherhood.〔 Both were found guilty, based primarily on the testimony of informants 〔 although John Warner's account was very weak and unsatisfactory under cross examination.〔(New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 677, 12 January 1866, Page 6 )〕 At this time, John Lynch was seriously ill from tuberculosis.〔 At his sentencing, John disputed the testimony of John Warner, saying he had never learned to use a rifle and said "If, having served my country honestly and sincerely be treason, I am not ashamed of it. I am now prepared to receive any punishment British law can inflict on me." 〔 Both defendants were sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude.〔(The Brisbane Courier, Thursday 22 February 1866 )〕 In January 1866, he was transferred from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin to Pentonville Prison, London 〔Fenianism - Transmission of Fenian Convicts; The Belfast News-Letter, Thursday, 18 January 1866; CMSIED 201167 ()〕 where the conditions were very harsh.〔John Sarsfield Casey, "The Galtee Boy: A Fenian Prison Narrative" University College Dublin Press, 2005〕 Because of his condition, he was transferred to Woking Prison hospital, Surrey, where he died on 2 June 1866. He is commemorated on the National Memorial in the city of Cork 〔()〕 and at Brookwood Cemetery, UK were he is buried. ==External links== Description of 10 March 1863 riot in The Tablet, Page 12, 21 March 1863 () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Lynch (Fenian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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