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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A BELFAST historical group has called for a statue of Henry Joy McCracken to be erected near the site of his execution following the 1798 rebellion ... founder of the United Irishmen, the 33 ...