Sir, - While there is a revival of interest nationally in the 1798 Rebellion, this incident, described to me about 20 years ago by a local schoolteacher in Coolgreany, shows that in Wexford and ...

Both remains formed part of the church’s “main attraction”, according to David Pierpoint, Archdeacon of Dublin and Vicar of ...

Fr Sean Devereux and Rev Ivan Dungan. FCA pipe band. Maura and Barbara Murray lay a wreath. A special 1798 memorial event saw 500 plus people travel to historic Lacken Hill on Sunday, June 18.

Despite these huge disadvantages, the 1798 rebellion went ahead. October 1798 a fleet of French ships were intercepted off the coast of Ireland by the British The main battles of the 1798 ...

He highlighted the building's historical significance, noting that figures like Robert Emmet and Wolfe Tone, members of the United Irishmen, met there and the 1798 Rebellion was planned within its ...

John was one of the first members of the Irish gentry to march in support of General Humbert’s French expeditionary force in the 1798 Rebellion and was appointed the first President of an Irish ...

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 ...

Michael and Karl Sullivan from Newfoundland and Eamon Kehoe. FCA pipe band. Photo: Mary Browne Stella Laffan laying a wreath. Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was among the speakers at a poignant ...