The 1798 Rebellion

what were the four causes of the 1798 rebellion?

the power of the protestant ascendancy, the position of Catholics, the position of Presbyterians & the influence of the American and French revolution

what was the power of the Protestant Ascendancy?

SInce the 16th and 17th centuries Ireland had been under the rule of the British Crown. There was an Irish Parliament in Dublin, this was controlled by the Protestant Ascendancy. The Protestant Ascendancy class was the wealthy landowning minority

what was the position of Catholics?

Catholics were discriminated against by the Penal Laws: Catholic priests were banned, Catholics could not open or attend schools, in rural areas, groups such as the Whiteboys attacked Protestant Landlords

what was the position of Presbyterians

Presbyterians - known as dissenters because they disagreed with the Protestant Church of Ireland, were also not allowed to vote or sit in parliament

what was the influence of the American and French revolution

Many Catholics and Presbyterians excited by & attracted to the idea of liberty and equality behind the revolutions

when, where and to what type of family was Theobald Wolfe Tone born to

Wolfe Tone was born in Dublin in 1763 to a middle-class Anglican family

what was Wolfe Tone convinced of?

He was convinced that the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity could be applied to Ireland

what did Tone write a pamphlet about?

Tone wrote a pamphlet in 1791 which argued that Catholics should have the same rights as Protestants called An Argument on Behalf of Catholics in Ireland

He was invited to a meeting in Belfast by a group of Presbyterians in October of what year? and what did this meeting do?

In 1791 and this meeting founded the society of the United Irishmen

In January ____ they began publishing their own newspaper, the ??????? ????

In January 1792 they began publishing their own newspaper, the Northern Star

what did the United Irishmen want?

They wanted religious equality, removal of British Influence from Ireland and all men to have the right to vote and sit in parliament

when did Britain declare war on France

early 1793

after the war started what did the British government do?

the British government decided to make concessions - they abolished most of the Penal laws and granted Catholics the right to vote - but not to sit in parliament

what did the united Irishmen become after the British government banned them

It became a secret society that was now committed to a revolution against British rule

when and why did tone travel to France in 1796

in 1796, to seek military support for an Irish rebellion

what happened when the French fleet sailed to Ireland

a French fleet sailed to Ireland, after several days trying to land in the terrible weather, the ships turned back

in late 1796 what did General Lake do

in late 1796, General Lake landed in Ulster, where his soldiers went from town to town demanding any weapons or information that people had

what were the part-time armies?

the militia for loyal Catholics and the yeomanry for loyal Protestants

why was the Orange Order created

the Orange Order was created to encourage unity between Anglicans and Presbyterians in opposition to Catholics

what happened as a result of the spies in the United Irishmen

Spies inside the United Irishmen passed on information that led to the arrests of most of the leaders around the country

what was the signal that the rebels planned for the rebellion in Dublin and surrounding counties

the rebels had planned that the rebellion would be signaled by the disruption of mail coaches from Dublin

in Dublin what happeneed to most rebels?

most rebels were arrested when they arrived at their assembly points, thanks to information supplied by spies

what was the problem with the rebel attacks in Kildare, Meath, Carlow and Wicklow

the attacks in Kildare, Meath, Carlow and WIcklow were largely uncoordinated

where they easily defeated

they were easily defeated by the British in battles at Carlow town and the Hill of Tara

who led mostly Presbyterian rebels into battle in Antrim

in Antrim, Henry Joy McCracken led 4,000 mostly Presbyterian rebels into battle of June 6th.

what was the result of this battle in Antrim

the rebellion there collapsed following their defeat at Antrim town

Explain what happened in Down

In Down, Henry Munro led 7,000 rebels to initial success at Saintfield but they too were defeated over two days’ fighting - the longest battle of the whole rebellion - at Ballynahinch

what country saw the most intensive action of the rebellion?

Wexford

in Wexford what happened?

200 Protestants were burned alive and there was deep bitterness at the Penal laws

was Longford a failure or sucess?

failure

how many and where were the French soldiers sent to help?

1,000 French soldiers were sent to help

was there failure or success in Castlebar

success

what happened at Lough Swilly

a final attempt was made to land more French troops in Ireland in October, some 3,000 soldiers sailed for Donegal led by Admiral Bompart, but they were captured by the British Navy at Lough Swilly

what happened to Tone in the end