Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. The United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influenced by the ideas of the French Revolution, were the main organizing force behind the rebellion.

Plan

The initial plan was to take Dublin, the counties bordering Dublin to then rise to prevent its reinforcement and then the remainder of the country to rise. However, last minute intelligence from informers provided details of rebel assembly points at Smithfield and Haymarket which were occupied by the military barely one hour before rebels were to assemble. The nucleus of the rebellion had imploded but the counties surrounding Dublin rose as planned and the long threatened rising began, of which estimates of the death toll range from almost 10,000 to well over 30,000 in little more than three months.

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