Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Shiners' War was a conflict between Irish Catholic immigrants and French Canadians in Bytown from 1835 to 1845. The war started when Peter Aylen, a major Irish timber operator, organized a group of Irishmen to attack other timber operations. This group was known as the \"Shiners.\" They attacked French Canadian timber rafts and fought against the French Canadian on the streets of Bytown.The Shiners also attacked political institutions."@en }
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- Shiners_War comment "The Shiners' War was a conflict between Irish Catholic immigrants and French Canadians in Bytown from 1835 to 1845. The war started when Peter Aylen, a major Irish timber operator, organized a group of Irishmen to attack other timber operations. This group was known as the \"Shiners.\" They attacked French Canadian timber rafts and fought against the French Canadian on the streets of Bytown.The Shiners also attacked political institutions.".