Wexford Rebels Massacre Kingsboroughs Militiamen and Yeomanry at Oulart
May 27, 1798
Wexford rebels massacre Kingsboroughs militiamen and yeomanry at Oulart. This May 27, 1798 entry records a moment in …
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The Rebels Are Defeated at Tara Hill; This Marks the End of the Rebellion in Co. Meath
May 26, 1798
The rebels are defeated at Tara Hill; this marks the end of the rebellion in Co. Meath. This May 26, 1798 entry records …
Archibald Hamilton Jacob Conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the Village of Ballaghkeen Where They Flog a Man to Death
May 24, 1798
Archibald Hamilton Jacob conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the village of Ballaghkeen where they flog a man to …
Start of 98 Rising in Ireland
May 24, 1798
Start of 98 Rising in Ireland. This May 24, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
United Irish Rebellion Begins in Leinster
May 23, 1798
United Irish Rebellion begins in Leinster. This May 23, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
United Irish Rebellion Begins in Wexford
May 23, 1798
United Irish Rebellion begins in Wexford. This May 23, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a Leader of the United Irishmen, Is Betrayed by Francis Magan; Is Arrested and Is Shot While Being Apprehended
May 19, 1798
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a leader of the United Irishmen, is betrayed by Francis Magan; is arrested and is shot while …
The 2nd Earl of Kingston Is Tried Amid Great Pomp by the Irish House of Lords for the Murder of Colonel Henry FitzGerald
May 18, 1798
The 2nd Earl of Kingston is tried amid great pomp by the Irish House of Lords for the murder of Colonel Henry …
The Earl of Clare Begins a 3-Day Visit to Trinity College, Dublin to Purge United Irishmen; 19 Are Expelled
April 19, 1798
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC (Ire) (1748 – 28 January 1802) was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 …
John Banim, Writer, Is Born in Kilkenny
April 3, 1798
John Banim (3 April 1798 – 30 August 1842), was an Irish novelist, short story writer, dramatist, poet and essayist, …
Privy Council Proclaims Ireland in State of Rebellion and Imposes Martial Law
March 30, 1798
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but …
Leinster Directory of United Irishmen Leaders Is Arrested
March 12, 1798
The arrest of the Leinster Directory of the United Irishmen occurred in March 1798, a pivotal moment leading up to the …