Two Irishmen and the 1863 Polish Uprising
Authors:
Katarzyna
Gmerek
Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Poznań, Poland
Pages:
42-
50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/FWOK9817
Abstract:
In January 1863, an uprising started in all parts of the former Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania
that had been annexed by Russia. The uprising was of particular interest to Irish nationalists, who made
a number of parallels with the Irish situation and used Polish examples in their political discourse. Two
Irish politicians visited Poland at that time: William Smith O’Brien, a former leader of Young Ireland,
and the young Tory M.P. for King’s County, John Pope-Hennessy. This article discusses their visits and
compares and contrasts their personalities and political views. It examines relevant aspects of the historical
context by using both Polish archival sources and coverage by Irish nationalist periodicals.
Keywords:
January Uprising 1863, Irish-Polish relations, John Pope-Hennessy, William Smith O’Brien,
nineteenth-century Irish nationalism
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