June The Wexford Rebellion finishes at Vinegar Hill after 30,000 deaths.
Ulster Rebellion begins but its forces are defeated at Ballynahinch. Aug
1789
The Bastille prison in Paris, France was attacked by a mob who were angry at how unfairly the poor were being treated.
1780 1785
1791 Oct
Foundation of the Society of United Irishmen in Belfast.
Nov
Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
French troops land in Connacht but surrender shortly after. Oct Wolfe Tone arrives in Donegal with French troops but is caught and arrested.
1794
Wolfe Tone flees Ireland and goes abroad.
1790 1795
Battle of the Diamond between Protestant ‘Peep-o’-day boys’ and the Catholic Defenders. The Orange Order is formed after this battle.
1796
15,000 French troops arrive at Bantry Bay but cannot land due to bad weather.
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70,000 pikes were confiscated by the British government in 1797.
1795
As you work through this chapter, you will: 1. Identify the ways in which historians know about the uprising in 1798. 2. Examine the influence of the American and French Revolutions on the society that existed in Ireland during the eighteenth century.
3. Explore the causes for dissatisfaction among different religious groups seeking political change.
4. Describe the main events and people that were important to the Rebellion in 1798. 5. Identify the main reasons for the failure of the Rebellion. 6. Evaluate the results of the Rebellion in 1798 on Irish society.