John Murphy

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John Murphy was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who became a prominent leader in the 1798 Irish Rebellion against British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish Roman Catholic priest
Irish rebel leader
person
causeOfDeath execution
commemoratedIn Irish nationalist historiography
local memorials in County Wexford
countryOfActivity Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Murphy NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasCause participation in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
historicalPeriod 18th century
legacy symbol of Irish resistance to British rule
mannerOfDeath capital punishment by British authorities
militaryConflict Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED
movement Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED
name John Murphy NERFINISHED
notableEvent Wexford rising of 1798 NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
notableRole Catholic priest turned rebel leader
occupation priest
rebel leader
opposedBy British Army NERFINISHED
Dublin Castle administration NERFINISHED
opposedTo British rule in Ireland
placeOfActivity County Wexford NERFINISHED
Leinster NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Irish republicanism
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInConflict rebel commander

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band O'Malley's March hasMember John Murphy
subject surface form: O'Malley's March
Father John Murphy name John Murphy
Murphys, California namedAfter John Murphy