Irish Rebellion of 1798
E26528
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a major uprising led largely by the United Irishmen against British rule in Ireland, inspired by the American and French revolutions and aiming to establish an independent Irish republic.
All labels observed (12)
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
event in Irish history ⓘ rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irish Rebellion of 1798
ⓘ
surface form:
1798 Rebellion
Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
surface form:
United Irishmen Rebellion
|
| commemoratedBy | 1798 bicentenary commemorations in 1998 ⓘ |
| conflictType | insurgency ⓘ |
| consequence |
Acts of Union 1800
ⓘ
surface form:
Act of Union 1800
creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ dissolution of the Irish Parliament ⓘ increased sectarian tensions in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1798-09 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasCause |
demand for parliamentary reform
ⓘ
desire for Irish independence ⓘ influence of the American Revolution ⓘ influence of the French Revolution ⓘ opposition to British rule in Ireland ⓘ religious discrimination against Catholics and Presbyterians ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Antrim
ⓘ
Battle of Ballinamuck ⓘ Battle of New Ross ⓘ Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ Castlebar Races ⓘ French landing at Killala ⓘ Irish Rebellion of 1798 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rebellion in Ulster
Irish Rebellion of 1798 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wexford Rebellion
|
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
inspired by Enlightenment ideals ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Easter Rising
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Rising of 1916
Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ later Irish nationalist movements ⓘ |
| leader |
Bagenal Harvey
ⓘ
Father John Murphy ⓘ Henry Joy McCracken ⓘ Jean Humbert ⓘ Joseph Holt ⓘ Lord Edward FitzGerald ⓘ Theobald Wolfe Tone ⓘ |
| location |
Connacht
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Leinster ⓘ Munster ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
end British rule in Ireland
ⓘ
establish an independent Irish republic ⓘ |
| motto | liberty, equality, fraternity (inspired) ⓘ |
| opponent |
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
British government in Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ loyalist forces in Ireland ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Society of United Irishmen ⓘ |
| participant |
British Army
ⓘ
French First Republic ⓘ French Revolutionary Army ⓘ
surface form:
French expeditionary forces
Irish militia ⓘ Irish rebels ⓘ United Irishmen ⓘ Manchester and Salford Yeomanry ⓘ
surface form:
Yeomanry
|
| relatedTo |
Irish Rebellion of 1641
ⓘ
Irish Rebellion of 1803 ⓘ Society of United Irishmen ⓘ Irish republican movement ⓘ
surface form:
Young Ireland movement
|
| result |
defeat of the United Irishmen
ⓘ
heavy casualties among rebels and civilians ⓘ suppression of the rebellion by British forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1798-05 ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1798 Rebellion
this entity surface form:
United Irishmen Rebellion
this entity surface form:
Wexford Rebellion
this entity surface form:
Rebellion in Ulster
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
1798 Rebellion
this entity surface form:
United Irishmen rebellion in Connacht
this entity surface form:
Organization of the 1798 Irish Rebellion in Leinster
this entity surface form:
Ulster rising of 1798
this entity surface form:
Irish theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
Robert Dwyer Joyce song "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
→
historicalContext
→
Irish Rebellion of 1798
ⓘ
subject surface form:
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (song)
Robert Dwyer Joyce song "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
→
associatedEvent
→
Irish Rebellion of 1798
ⓘ
subject surface form:
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (song)
this entity surface form:
United Irishmen uprising
this entity surface form:
Rébellion irlandaise de 1798
this entity surface form:
1798 Irish Rebellion