Vinegar Hill
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Vinegar Hill is a prominent historic battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland, best known as the site of a major engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vinegar Hill canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill
ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Society of United Irishmen
NERFINISHED
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Wexford Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
British Crown forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
loyalist militia ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual 1798 remembrance events ⓘ |
| conflictType | site of pitched battle ⓘ |
| controlledByAfter1798Battle | British forces ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 120 metres ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom | Enniscorthy town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hills of County Wexford ⓘ Historic sites in County Wexford ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Irish resistance ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | commemorative and recreational site ⓘ |
| hasEventDate | 1798-06-21 ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
grassy slopes
ⓘ
summit plateau ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | 1798 Rebellion memorials ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | English-language toponym ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | roads connecting to Enniscorthy ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | River Slaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Vinegar Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major engagement of the 1798 Irish Rebellion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Wexford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Enniscorthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOutcome | defeat of rebel forces in 1798 ⓘ |
| occupantDuring1798 | United Irishmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | town of Enniscorthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish Rebellion of 1798
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wexford 1798 heritage trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Irish historical literature
ⓘ
Irish nationalist narratives ⓘ |
| region | southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| strategicRole | main rebel encampment in County Wexford during 1798 rising ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | late 18th century ⓘ |
| tourismType | battlefield tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
camp for United Irishmen forces
ⓘ
rebel stronghold in 1798 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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