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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"
"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 A
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?"
William Drennan: "what is a country properly considered but a free constitution?"
Wolfe Tone: "Reform, the Catholics, justice and liberty . . . or an unconditional submission".
Wolfe Tone: "Reform, the Catholics, justice and liberty . . . or an unconditional submission".
Irish Rebellion of 1798
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The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United
Society of United Irishmen
…Despairing of constitutional reform, and in defiance both of British Crown forces and of Irish sectarian division, in 1798 the United Irishmen instigated a republican rebellion. Their suppression was a prelude to the abolition of the Irish Parliament in Dublin and to Ireland's incorporation in a United Kingdom with Great…
In End of the Irish Invasion–or–the Destruction of the French Armada (1797), James Gillray caricatured the failure of Hoche's expedition.
In End of the Irish Invasion–or–the Destruction of the French Armada (1797), James Gillray caricatured the failure of Hoche's expedition.
"Pikeman" statue in Wexford Town
"Pikeman" statue in Wexford Town
United Irishmen charge at Oulart Hill, 27 May 1798
United Irishmen charge at Oulart Hill, 27 May 1798