A Presentation on the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland and the events leading up to it.

2. Rich Anglican land owners (Known as the Protestant
Ascendancy) controlled the country
Catholics and Presbyterians could not run for election & had
to pay a religious tax (tithe) to the Anglican Church
Catholics were also very poor and had to deal with anti-
catholic laws (called Penal Laws)
Anglicans lived in country or city mansions, such as Leinster
House (where the Dail is today)

4. Anglican _____________________________________
Presbyterian __________________________________
Penal Laws ___________________________________
Protestant Ascendancy _________________________
Tithe ________________________________________

5. Ireland’s Parliament was weaker than the English Parliament
in London
Irish Laws had to be approved by the UK Parliament – this was
known as Poynings’ Law
Only Anglicans (Protestants) could run for election

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8. An Anglican who hated what Catholics and Presbyterians had
to deal with
Wrote a pamphlet called An Argument on Behalf of the
Catholics of Ireland
Set up the Society of United Irishmen in 1791 to reduce
English influence in Ireland
Banned by England in 1793, the Society became a secret
revolutionary society and started planning for a rebellion

11. Tone believed that since France and Britain were enemies,
France would support an Irish rebellion
A French General known as Hazare Loche was ordered to help
with the Irish Invasion

13. After the failure of the French help to reach Ireland, the
British, led by General Lake, used torture to crush the United
Irishmen

15. The United Irishmen planned to spark off a Rebellion in 1798
However British spies were watching the leaders....
British arrested many of their leaders and the rebellion was in
trouble from the start
The arrest of Lord
Edward Fitzgerald

16. Most fighting was in Leinster, with 30,000 United Irishmen
attacking British Forces
In Wexford, the rebels set up their HQ on Vinegar Hill
Bagenal Harvey was leader but the troops were poorly
armed....
Vinegar Hill today

20. Thousands of rebels rounded up, either executed or
exiled to Australia
Leaders publicly executed, heads placed on pikes (such
as Bagenal Harvey, below)

22. Massacre of Protestants in Scullabogue made Ulster’s
Protestants reluctant to join the rebellion
Small uprisings took place but the rebels were defeated easily
Rebel leaders like Henry Joy McCracken (below) were hanged

23. In August a small French army of 1,100 men landed in Killala,
Mayo, led by General Humbert
The British retreated in fear of the French (the Races of
Castlebar) but eventually gained the upper hand
Humbert was eventually defeated by General Lake and the
rebellion in Connacht was over