Father John Murphy

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Father John Murphy was an Irish Catholic priest who became a prominent rebel leader during the 1798 uprising against British rule in Ireland.

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Father John Murphy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish Catholic priest
historical figure
person
rebel leader
armedConflictSide Irish rebels
causeOfDeath judicial execution by British authorities
clergyOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
commemoratedBy ballads about the 1798 rebellion
commemoratedIn Irish folk memory of the 1798 rising
countryOfBirth Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 18th century
dateOfDeath 1798
education Catholic clerical training
ethnicGroup Irish
genreOfNotability Irish revolutionary history
political history
hasRole insurgent commander
local leader of United Irishmen-inspired rising
historicalPeriod late 18th century
honorificPrefix Father
language English
Irish
led Irish rebels in County Wexford
legacy symbol of Irish resistance to British rule
mannerOfDeath execution
movement Irish nationalist movement
Irish republicanism
name John Murphy
notableBattle Battle of Enniscorthy
Battle of Oulart Hill
Battle of Vinegar Hill
notableFor combining clerical role with revolutionary leadership
leadership in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
occupation priest
rebel leader
opponent British administration in Ireland
surface form: British rule in Ireland

Kingdom of Great Britain
participantIn 1798 uprising against British rule in Ireland
Irish Rebellion of 1798
placeOfActivity County Wexford
Leinster
placeOfBirth County Wexford
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

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Irish Rebellion of 1798 leader Father John Murphy
Battle of Vinegar Hill commander Father John Murphy