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Show DEATH OF A FENIAN LEADER. Patrick O'Day, sr., who for years has figured prominently in the movements of Irish Americans in Buffalo, died at his home recently after a brief illness. The deceased was a native of County Coun-ty Limerick, Ireland, having been born there in the year 1829. He came to this country forty-seven years ago, and settled set-tled in New York. After spending a year there he- came to Buffalo, where he has' since resided. For a number of J years he was engaged in the auction j business there, and for many years he was also Buffalo'3 harbor master. He played a very prominent part in the Fenian . movement. He was particularly par-ticularly prominent in the memorable Fenian invasiyn of Canada, being the secretary of that historic movement. Accompanied by twelve other men. all prominent Fenians, he captured four boats which were later used by his party par-ty in the invasion. The arms which were brought here for the Fenians were stored in his place of business, and he was one of the foremost leaders in the attack on Fort Erie. This was in the year 1865.;; - - ' . '- . . ' . Mr. O'Day at the time of the invasion of Canada was one of Buffalo's greatest great-est leaders in the Fenian cause, and stood high in the councils of the organization. or-ganization. At one time he conducted a newspaper, the Irish Republic, In I this city. . j Mr. O'Day always maintained that I the magnitude of that movement was i not clearly understood by . the general public, nor how near it came to assuming as-suming vast proportions, and also that by reason of a mistake in the orders, the forward movement was made three days too soon. "If there had been the delay mentioned there would have been 10,000 men under arms In Ontario instead of the small force that went over. |