The Irish Volunteers were patriot militia formed in the Kingdom of Ireland during the American War of Independence. Massing under arms in the capital, and inspired by American example, in 1782 the Vol
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
Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry, was a County Down landowner, Irish Volunteer, and member of the Irish Parliament who, exceptionally for an Ulster Scot and Presbyterian, rose within the ra
The Marquess of Londonderry, by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, c. 1800–1808
Robert Stewart by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1760–1776