The battle of Ovidstown was a military engagement between British Crown forces and United Irishmen rebels during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 near the...
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William Aylmer (category People of the Spanish American wars of independence)
and member of United Irishmen who participated in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. On 19 June 1798, Aylmer fought in the Battle of Ovidstown against British...
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at Ovidstown on 19 June, but a succession of rebel reversals further afield, including defeats at Carlow (25 May) and of a larger host at the Hill of Tara...
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The Battle of Castlebar was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 which occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo...
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The Battle of Clonard occurred on 11 July 1798 near Leinster Bridge in the town of Clonard, County Meath, during the Irish Rising of that year. A combined...
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Oughter Ard (category Civil parishes of County Kildare)
1650. James Phipps, "A Captain of Insurgents" who took part in the Battle of Ovidstown in 1798, and then moved to America where he died in 1826, is commemorated...
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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...
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1798 in Ireland (category Years of the 18th century in Ireland)
of Ireland. 19 June – Battle of Ovidstown: British forces defeat United Irishmen led by William Aylmer near Kilcock, County Kildare. 21 June – Battle...
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9 June – Saintfield 9 June – Arklow 13 June – Ballinahinch 19 June – Ovidstown 20 June – Foulksmills 21 June – Vinegar Hill 30 June – Ballyellis 27 August...
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and a force under William Aylmer was eventually defeated at the battle of Ovidstown on 18 June. 350 surrendering prisoners were slaughtered in the Gibbet...
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Straffan (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from May 2024)
Malone and Murphy. According to depositions taken after the battle of Ovidstown, a party of 1798 Rebels met at Straffan Bridge including Patrick O'Connor...
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Wexford Rebellion (redirect from Republic of Wexford)
dissolution of the Irish Brigade at the Revolution in 1798. They persuaded him to join them. Following the Battle of Three Rocks, the seizure of Wexford town...
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Jean Joseph Amable Humbert (category People of the Irish Rebellion of 1798)
Remembering the Year of the French: Irish Folk History and Social Memory (University of Wisconsin Press, 2007) "The Battle of Ballinamuck". www.libraryireland...
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Scullabogue Barn massacre (category Massacres of the Irish Rebellion of 1798)
alight. The massacre was a reaction to reports of atrocities committed by government forces during the Battle of New Ross. Those killed were prisoners loyal...
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Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart (category French military personnel of the American Revolutionary War)
he commanded the Expédition d'Irlande and was later defeated at the Battle of Tory Island. He retired in 1801 over political disputes. Les Noms qui...
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merchant and a member of the Leinster directorate of the Society of United Irishmen. He died in prison following the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Born in St Johnston...
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French expedition to Ireland (1796) (redirect from Action of 30 December 1796)
breaks in which the more mobile British ships repaired their battle damage out of range of Lacrosse's guns. At 04:20 on 14 January, lookouts on all three...
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assistance: legal counsel, aid and refuge. Catholic victims of the Armagh disturbances and of the Battle of the Diamond (at which Charles Teeling had been present)...
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John Murphy (priest) (category People of the Irish Rebellion of 1798)
pikes (in the Battle of New Ross one man was armed with a Bronze Age sword) at the Battle of Vinegar Hill on 21 June. However, due to a lack of coordination...
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Irish Republic (1798) (redirect from Republic of Connacht)
glory is in your happiness. After the nascent Republic's victory at the Battle of Castlebar which took place on 27 August 1798, General Humbert, on 31 August...
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Wolfe Tone (category Alumni of King's Inns)
"The Battle of Tory Island – the last engagement of the United Irishman rebellion of 1798 – The Irish Story". Retrieved 2 January 2024. "Speech of Theobold...
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Robert Emmet (category Alumni of Trinity College Dublin)
was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to organise a renewed attempt...
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Michael Dwyer (category Australian people of Irish descent)
the Irish Rebellion of 1798, leading the United Irish forces in battles in Wexford and Wicklow. Following the defeat and dispersal of the rebel hosts, in...
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Killala. Moore joined the French, as did a considerable number of his tenants. After the Battle of Castlebar which took place on 27 August 1798, General Humbert...
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Gibbet Rath executions (category Massacres of the Irish Rebellion of 1798)
bulk of the rebel forces had already accepted a government amnesty from Generals Gerard Lake and Ralph Dundas, following their defeat at the battle of Kilcullen...
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Lord Edward FitzGerald (category Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies)
aide-de-camp on the staff of Lord Rawdon in the southern theatre of the American Revolutionary War. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs on...
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Henry Joy McCracken (category People executed by the Kingdom of Great Britain)
(2020). The Battle of Antrim. Northern Ireland: Springfarm Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-9162576-2-7. McCracken, Stephen (2020). The Battle of Antrim. Antrim:...
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Joseph Holt (rebel) (category Australian people of Irish descent)
bounty hunter. Holt was involved in The Battle of Vinegar Hill which was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000...
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Carnew executions (category Irish Rebellion of 1798)
of the 1798 rebellion in neighbouring County Kildare and of military losses in the battles of Ballymore-Eustace, Naas, and Prosperous had reached the garrison...
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Dunlavin Green executions (redirect from Massacre of Dunlavin Green)
execution of 36 suspected United Irishmen rebels in County Wicklow, Ireland by the Irish Yeomanry shortly after the outbreak of the rebellion of 1798. There...
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