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

It read: “During the disturbances of 1798 it enjoyed comparative tranquillity.” Anyone living in the County Derry town at the time of the ill-fated United Irishmen rebellion would no doubt disagree.

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

The Enniscorthy historical re-enactment society were thrilled to travel up to Dublin and explore Áras an Uachtarain, before ...

I often wonder what significant anniversaries are due at some point in the future as some of them might be of interest as triggers for blog posts or visits somewhere. However, it is often difficult to ...

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 ...

Like the Spanish Armada in 1588, the French were blown away by a massive storm. The Castle authorities in Dublin knew that a national rising was planned by the United Irishmen. Early in 1798, they ...

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