Ireland was now well defended and the poorly armed United Irishmen were disorganised. Despite these huge disadvantages, the 1798 rebellion went ahead. October 1798 a fleet of French ships were ...

The United Irish Historical Society met with the head of Belfast City Council earlier this week to discuss the proposal ...

From the time of the 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion, Irish-Americans supported Irish freedom. Throughout the 19th century, that support took many forms, from the donation of funds to the Irish ...

From the time of the 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion, Irish-Americans supported Irish freedom. Throughout the 19th century, that support took many forms, from the donation of funds to the Irish ...

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In France, Theobald Wolfe Tone and his brother Matthew Tone lobbied for French support for the United Irishmen. Finally, on ...

The United Irishmen were a secret organisation that plotted to overthrow English rule in Ireland and they rose in Rebellion in 1798. The principles of their movement were strongly influenced by ...

Views on Orr reflect the disagreements that were part of the structure of the 1798 Rebellion, and one writer’s opinion from 200 years later is quoted: “The United Irishmen were, after all ...