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The Irish rebellion of 1803 was an attempt by Irish republicans to seize the seat of the British government in Ireland, Dublin Castle, and trigger a nationwide insurrection. Renewing the struggle of 1798 , they were organised under a reconstituted United Irish directorate.
In July 1800 Lord Castlereagh, by now the Chief Secretary for Ireland, was promoted to Colonel of the Londonderry Militia, with Sir George Hill, 2nd Baronet as his lieutenant-colonel. [10] [19] By the end of 1801 peace negotiations with the French were progressing and recruiting and re-enlistment for the Irish Militia was stopped in October.
It is intended for articles on the historical events, for the people involved see: Category: Irish rebels. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
28 February – Roddy McCorley, United Irishman and a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 (executed). Richard Geoghegan , agriculturalist (born 1717 ). Approximate date – Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill , noblewoman and poet, composer of Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire (born 1743 ).
A large-scale migration of Irish immigrants to Newfoundland was occurring concurrently, which increased after the rebellion; by 1800, two-thirds of the population of St. John's, and many in the British garrison, were Irish. In April 1800, rumors began to spread in St. John's that as many as 400 Irish people, including soldiers in the ...
The Fenian Brotherhood trace their origins back to 1790s, in the rebellion, seeking an end to British rule in Ireland initially for self-government and then the establishment of an Irish Republic. The rebellion was suppressed, but the principles of the United Irishmen were to have a powerful influence on the course of Irish history.
The Wicklow Militia, later the Wicklow Rifles, was an Irish Militia regiment raised in County Wicklow in 1793. It saw service during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was later converted into a militia artillery unit before being disbanded in 1909.