1798
Humbert takes Ballina after token resistance by Government forces
Ireland
Humbert takes Ballina after token resistance by Government forces. This August 25, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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Ireland
1798
Generals Cornwallis and Lake leave Dublin
Ireland
Generals Cornwallis and Lake depart Dublin to lead operations during the 1798 Rebellion. General Lake travels swiftly by road with a small, mobile force, while Lord Cornwallis …
1798
A French force of 1,019 men under General Humbert lands at Killala, Co. Mayo
Ireland
A French force of 1,019 men under General Humbert lands at Killala, Co. Mayo. This August 22, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Frenchman General Humbert proclaims at Ballina, Co. Mayo, Union, liberty, the Irish Republic
Ireland
Frenchman General Humbert proclaims at Ballina, Co. Mayo, Union, liberty, the Irish Republic. This August 22, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Richard R. Madden - writer, historian, traveller and abolitionist - is born in Dublin
Ireland
Richard R. Madden - writer, historian, traveller and abolitionist - is born in Dublin. This August 20, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Examination by secret committee of MacNeven, O'Connor, Neilson, Thomas Emmet, and Bond begins in the House of Lords
Ireland
The examination by the secret committee of MacNeven, O’Connor, Neilson, Thomas Emmet, and Bond began in the House of Lords on August 7, 1798. This event took place during a …
1798
Rebel camp at Timahoe surrenders
Ireland
William Aylmer William Aylmer (1778–1820) from Painstown, County Kildare, Ireland was a leader of the United Irishmen in the 1798 Rebellion against the British government. At the …
1798
John and Henry Sheares, convicted
Ireland
The Sheares Brothers, Henry (1753–98), and John (1766–1798) were Irish lawyers and republicans. After witnessing revolutionary events in Paris, in 1793 they joined the Society of …
1798
Rebels defeated - Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth
Ireland
Rebels defeated - Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth. This July 14, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Sir Joseph Larmor, born
Ireland
Sir Joseph Larmor FRS FRSE (11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was an Irish and British physicist and mathematician who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, …
1798
United Irishmen Rebellion
Ireland
United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798: The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organizing force was the Society of United Irishmen, a …
1798
Rebels remain in camp at Croghan
Ireland
In 1798, during the Irish Rebellion, a significant group of Irish rebels remained in camp at Croghan in County Wexford. The rebellion was a major uprising against British rule in …