The Irish National Invincibles, usually known as "The Invincibles" were a radical splinter group of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and leading representatives of the Land League movement, both of Ireland and Britain. This group of assassins were active in Dublin between late 1881 and 1883, with an intent to kill then Chief Secretary "Buckshot" Forster, jurists, informers, and the likes.
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