The Irish Volunteers were a patriot militia movement formed in the Kingdom of Ireland during the American War of Independence. Massing under arms in the capital, and inspired by American example, in 1
Dublin Volunteers parading on College Green on 4 November 1779
Grattan making a speech in the Irish House of Commons on 8 June 1780
The Lisburn and Lambeg Volunteers firing a feu de joie in honour of the Dungannon Convention in 1782
1782 Volunteers flag celebrating free trade and legislative independence