Joseph Holt (rebel)
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Joseph Holt was a United Irish general and leader of a large guerrilla force which fought against British troops in County Wicklow from June–October 1798. He was exiled in 1799 to the colony of New So
Castle Hill rebellion 1804
Grave of United Irishman Joseph Holt (1756–1826), Carrickbrennan Cemetery, Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
1994 memorial erected at the grave of United Irishman Joseph Holt (1756–1826), Carrickbrennan Cemetery, Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
Society of United Irishmen
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The Society of United Irishmen was a sworn association, formed in the wake of the French Revolution, to secure representative government in Ireland. Despairing of constitutional reform, and in defianc
"The United Irish Patriots"
Bastille Day, 1792, Belfast. Volunteer companies parade "The Colours of Five Free Nations, viz.: Flag of Ireland – motto, Unite and be free. Flag of America – motto, The Asylum of Liberty. Flag of France – motto, The Nation, the Law, and the King. Flag of [Kościuszko's] Poland – motto, We will support it. Flag of Great Britain – motto, Wisdom, Spirit, and Liberality." Also portraits of Franklin – motto "Where Liberty is my country", and of Mirabeau – motto, "Can the African Slave Trade, though morally wrong, be politically right".
William Drennan: "what is a country properly considered but a free constitution?"
Wolfe Tone: "Reform, the Catholics, justice and liberty . . . or an unconditional submission".