At the end of May 1798 the British discovered a plot similar to the earlier French invasion plan and the leaders of the United Irishmen were arrested. Ireland was now well defended and the poorly ...

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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 ...

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

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

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 ...