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The rebellion of 1798 is the most violent and tragic event in Irish history between the Jacobite wars and the Great Famine. In the space of a few weeks, 30,000 – peasants armed with pikes and pitchforks, defenceless women and children – were cut down, shot, or blown like chaff as they charged up to the mouth of the canon.
Part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. 1798, 25 May Carnew executions: Carnew, County Wicklow: 38 part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798: 1798, 5 June Scullabogue massacre: Scullabogue, County Wexford: 100–200 2 part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798: 1798, 20 June Wexford massacre: Wexford bridge, Wexford: 90–100 part of the Irish Rebellion of ...
The Wexford Rebellion refers to the events of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in County Wexford.From 27 May until 21 June 1798, Society of United Irishmen rebels revolted against British rule in the county, engaging in multiple confrontations with Crown forces.
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The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Irish: Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor) was a military engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 between a force of approximately 13,000 government troops under the command of Gerard Lake and 16,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Anthony Perry.
This resulted in the rebels losing between 150 and 300 men, though sources of differing bias disagree on the actual number. Subsequently, the loyalist forces went on a seven-mile march, burning up to 100 cabins and two Catholic churches in the process. This account would fit the description given by Fr Kavanagh in his description of the battle. [7]
The Battle of Antrim was fought on 7 June 1798, in County Antrim, Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between British troops and Irish insurgents led by Henry Joy McCracken. The British won the battle, beating off a rebel attack on Antrim town following the arrival of reinforcements but the county governor, John O'Neill, 1st Viscount O ...
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