Irish Rebellion of 1798

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The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a major uprising led largely by the United Irishmen against British rule in Ireland, inspired by the American and French revolutions and aiming to establish an independent Irish republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
event in Irish history
rebellion
uprising
alsoKnownAs 1798 Rebellion
United Irishmen Rebellion
commemoratedBy 1798 bicentenary commemorations in 1998
conflictType insurgency
consequence Act of Union 1800
linked to: Acts of Union 1800

creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dissolution of the Irish Parliament
increased sectarian tensions in Ireland
country Kingdom of Ireland
endTime 1798-09
estimatedDeaths tens of thousands
hasCause demand for parliamentary reform
desire for Irish independence
influence of the American Revolution
influence of the French Revolution
opposition to British rule in Ireland
religious discrimination against Catholics and Presbyterians
hasPart Battle of Antrim
Battle of Ballinamuck
Battle of New Ross
Battle of Vinegar Hill
Castlebar Races
French landing at Killala
Rebellion in Ulster
Wexford Rebellion
historicalPeriod late 18th century
ideology Irish nationalism
inspired by Enlightenment ideals
republicanism
influenced Easter Rising of 1916
linked to: Easter Rising

Irish Republican Brotherhood
later Irish nationalist movements
leader Bagenal Harvey
Father John Murphy
Henry Joy McCracken
Jean Humbert
Joseph Holt
Lord Edward FitzGerald
Theobald Wolfe Tone
location Connacht
Ireland
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
mainGoal end British rule in Ireland
establish an independent Irish republic
motto liberty, equality, fraternity (inspired)
opponent British government in Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain
loyalist forces in Ireland
organizedBy Society of United Irishmen
participant British Army
French First Republic
French expeditionary forces
Irish militia
Irish rebels
United Irishmen
Yeomanry
relatedTo Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Rebellion of 1803
Society of United Irishmen
Young Ireland movement
result defeat of the United Irishmen
heavy casualties among rebels and civilians
suppression of the rebellion by British forces
startTime 1798-05

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Georgian era significantEvent Irish Rebellion of 1798
Atlantic Revolutions includesEvent Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798 alsoKnownAs 1798 Rebellion
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798 alsoKnownAs United Irishmen Rebellion
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798 hasPart Wexford Rebellion
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798 hasPart Rebellion in Ulster
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis participatedIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
subject linked to: 1st Marquess Cornwallis
County Wexford historicalEvent 1798 Rebellion
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Father John Murphy participantIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1803 isAfter Irish Rebellion of 1798
Society of United Irishmen notableEvent Irish Rebellion of 1798
Society of United Irishmen planned Irish Rebellion of 1798
Society of United Irishmen disbandedAfter Irish Rebellion of 1798
United Irishmen organized Irish Rebellion of 1798
United Irishmen associatedEvent Irish Rebellion of 1798
French landing at Killala partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798
Castlebar Races conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
Castlebar Races partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798
Castlebar Races associatedWith United Irishmen rebellion in Connacht
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Theobald Wolfe Tone participatedIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
Lord Edward FitzGerald notableWork Organization of the 1798 Irish Rebellion in Leinster
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of New Ross conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of New Ross partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Vinegar Hill conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Vinegar Hill partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Vinegar Hill cause Irish Rebellion of 1798
Bagenal Harvey participatedIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
Bagenal Harvey conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Antrim conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Antrim partOf Ulster rising of 1798
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Ballinamuck partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Ballinamuck conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Ballinamuck theatre Irish theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
linked to: Irish Rebellion of 1798
Joseph Holt participatedIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
Jean Humbert participatedIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
Cathleen ni Houlihan associatedHistoricalEvent Irish Rebellion of 1798
Robert Emmet associatedWith Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (song) historicalContext Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (song) associatedEvent United Irishmen uprising
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Expédition d’Irlande précède Rébellion irlandaise de 1798
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The Rebel County associatedWithEvent 1798 Irish Rebellion
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British administration in Ireland significantEvent Irish Rebellion of 1798