History 2nd year Revision The 1798 Rebellion

Before the rebellion started, how was Ireland Ruled?

Ireland was ruled by a parliament in Dublin that was under the control of Britain

What were the two political traditions in Ireland in 1798?

Nationalism and Unionism

What was Nationalism?

To gain independence from Britain

What was Unionism?

To keep British rule in Ireland

What were the two different approaches for independence in Ireland?

1. to achieve independence by parliamentary and peacful means i.e. change the laws.

2. to use physical force to achieve independence by starting a rebellion or uprising to defeat Britain.

Who were the main leaders of the group looking to use parliamentary / peaceful means?

Henry Grattan and Daniel O' Connell

Who were the main leaders of the group wanting to start a rebellion?

Wolfe Tone and Robert Emmet

Name a nationalist political party?

The United Irishmen

Where was the United Irishmen formed?

Belfast

Who was the United Irishmen's leader?

Wolfe Tone

Why did the United Irishmen change from trying to bring change by peaceful means to the planning rebellions?

Britain was afraid that France would be helped by the Irish to invade Britain so it banned The United Irishmen who became a secret society.

Which countries did Wolfe Tone go to for help?

America and France

Wolfe Tone Travelled with a French army and tried to land in Bantry in Cork but couldn't, why not?

There was a storm

What did the British do after the failed French invasion?

They burned houses, tortured suspects and confiscated weapons

What were the penal laws?

Laws that suppressed the status of Catholics 70% and Presbyterians 10% in Ireland

Give an example of a Penal Law?

Catholics couldn't be land owners

What was a tithe?

Catholics had to pay 10% of their crops to pay to the Protestant Church

What were the causes of the 1798 Rebellion?

1: The power of the Protestants in Ireland

2: catholics were very unhappy

3: catholics were mainly very poor

4: the influence of the American Revolution

5: the influence of the French Revolution

6: Wolfe Tone and the United Irishman

When and where did the rebellion start?

5th June 1798 in New Ross, Co. Wexford

What happened in New Ross, Co. Wexford on 5th June?

Some rebels were defeated and the killed

What the happened in Scullabogue, Co. Wexford?

Protestants and a few catholics associated with Protestants were captured, shot and some set on fire. 126 men women and children were massacred.

What happened to the leaders of the United Irishmen?

They were captured and executed

Where was the rebellion fighting the heaviest?

In Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Ulster

Who led French troops to land in Mayo and fight the British?

General Humbert

What happened to Wolfe Tone?

He was captured on a French ship trying to land in Donegal. He was sentenced to death.

What was the destruction caused by the 1798 Rebellion?

May home, towns destroyed. Especially New Ross. 30,000 people died.