Frenchman General Humbert Proclaims at Ballina, Co. Mayo, Union, Liberty, the Irish Republic
August 22, 1798
Frenchman General Humbert proclaims at Ballina, Co. Mayo, Union, liberty, the Irish Republic. This August 22, 1798 entry …
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A French Force of 1,019 Men Under General Humbert Lands at Killala, Co. Mayo
August 22, 1798
A French force of 1,019 men under General Humbert lands at Killala, Co. Mayo. This August 22, 1798 entry records a …
Richard R. Madden - Writer, Historian, Traveller and Abolitionist - Is Born in Dublin
August 20, 1798
Richard R. Madden - writer, historian, traveller and abolitionist - is born in Dublin. This August 20, 1798 entry …
Examination by Secret Committee of MacNeven, O'Connor, Neilson, Thomas Emmet, and Bond Begins in the House of Lords
August 7, 1798
The examination by the secret committee of MacNeven, O’Connor, Neilson, Thomas Emmet, and Bond began in the House …
Rebel Camp at Timahoe Surrenders
July 20, 1798
William Aylmer William Aylmer (1778–1820) from Painstown, County Kildare, Ireland was a leader of the United Irishmen in …
United States Consulate First Opened in Edinburgh
July 14, 1798
A measure of the growing confidence of the newly-independent United States was the large number of consulates it …
Rebels Defeated - Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth
July 14, 1798
Rebels defeated - Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth. This July 14, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
John and Henry Sheares, Convicted
July 14, 1798
The Sheares Brothers, Henry (1753–98), and John (1766–1798) were Irish lawyers and republicans. After witnessing …
Sir Joseph Larmor, Born
July 11, 1798
Sir Joseph Larmor FRS FRSE (11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was an Irish and British physicist and mathematician who made …
United Irishmen Rebellion
July 5, 1798
United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798: The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The …
Rebels Remain in Camp at Croghan
July 4, 1798
In 1798, during the Irish Rebellion, a significant group of Irish rebels remained in camp at Croghan in County Wexford. …
Fr. John Murphy, Died
July 3, 1798
Remnants of Southern column reach Croghan. Fr. John Murphy dies at the hands of his captors