John Lynch (Fenian)

[3] The marriage of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark on 10 March 1863 was an occasion for loyalist celebrations in Cork.

[5] He was again arrested in Sept 1865, as part of the general purge of Fenian leaders, based on information provided by John Warner, an ex-military pensioner.

[6][7] The trial of John Lynch and co-defendant Brian Dillon starting on 18 December 1865 with Isaac Butt as their legal counsel.

[6] Both were found guilty, based primarily on the testimony of informants [7] although John Warner's account was very weak and unsatisfactory under cross examination.

[11] Because of his condition, he was transferred to Woking Prison hospital, Surrey, where he died on 2 June 1866 recordedly aged 34.