General Humbert defeated at Ballinamuck, Co. Longford
September 1798
Tone dies by suicide
November 1798
11 Chronological awareness
May 1798
Rebel victory at Battle of Oulart Hill
Rebels control Enniscorthy and Wexford
Assessing Your Learning
1. What signalled the beginning of the rebellion in Dublin, Kildare and Meath?
2. Name two leaders of the rebellion in Wexford. 3. Explain ‘yeomanry’ and ‘militia’. 4. Where were the Wexford rebels eventually defeated? 5. Who were the leaders of the rebellion in Ulster? 6. What happened at the Races of Castlebar?
7. Select two reasons for the defeat of the 1798 Rebellion and explain them.
Memorial for victims of Scullabogue Massacre, unveiled in May 1998
The Impact (Consequences) of the Rising
1 Death and destruction
There is uncertainty about the number killed in the 1798 Rebellion. Numbers range from about 10,000 to 30,000. There was widespread destruction in towns, such as New Ross, where fighting took place.
2 The Act of Union
The Act of Union (1800) was passed, which ended the parliament in Dublin. Instead all Irish members of parliament (MPs) and Irish Lords sat in the parliament in Westminster. Ireland was now ruled directly from London until 1922.
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Explore the impact of the 1798 Rising at the time and on later Irish history