October 1798 a fleet of French ships were intercepted off the coast of Ireland by the British The main battles ... rebellion had been a failure. The wider public did not rally to the United Irish ...

Michael and Karl Sullivan from Newfoundland and Eamon Kehoe. FCA pipe band. Photo: Mary Browne Stella Laffan laying a wreath. Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was among the speakers at a poignant ...

By most accounts, the roots of the phrase trace back to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. This was when a group ... and they were defeated in a bloody battle that resulted in many casualties.