England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity

"England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity" (Irish: Nuair a bhíonn deacracht ag Sasana, bíonn deis ag Éirinn)[1] is an Irish nationalist phrase which long served as a "rallying cry" for Irish people who desired political independence.[2] It was popular across the political spectrum of Irish nationalism.[3] In 1868, The London Review of Politics described it as "the meaning of Fenianism".[4]

  1. ^ "Cur síos ar Ionradh D-Day ó dhuine a bhí ansin". Beo. Oideas Gael. June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Carter, Marina; Bates, Crispin (2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume III: Global Perspectives. SAGE Publications India. p. 87. ISBN 9788132113386.
  3. ^ Ramón, Marta (2007). A Provisional Dictator: James Stephens and the Fenian Movement. University College Dublin Press. p. 103. ISBN 9781904558644.
  4. ^ The London Review of Politics, Society, Literature, Art, & Science. J.K. Sharpe. 23 September 1865. p. 319.