Further Notes

¨Even though the leaders were arrested the rising still went ahead. The British pitch capped and hung many Irish.(The cruelty of the British made many people rebel against them)

In Leinster(Dublin, Meath, Kildare) groups of United Irishmen attacked British soldiers but was easily put down.


¨In Wexford the most serious rising took place. The rebellion began in a town called Boolavogue.The actions of the yeomanry and the militia provoked a rising by Father John Murphy and Bagenal Harvey, a Protestant Landowner. They brought Irish troops and bet the English at Oulart Hill.

¨They then took Enniscorthy the next day, establishing one of their main camps at Vinegar Hill. Then the rebels defeated a British force at Wexford and they entered the town in triumph - now almost all of the county was theirs.

¨However their next battle was New Ross which the rebels lost. This was a major defeat for the rebels.

The British surrounded the rebels at their camp at Vinegar Hill. The rebels had more men but only had pikes. They lost Vinegar Hill.


Connacht Rebellion

¨The next rising occurred in Connacht. General Humbert arrived in Killala with 1000 troops. He was joined by local groups especially after defeating the British at the Races of Castlebar. Humbert then went across the Shannon into Co. Longford. But he was defeated badly at Ballinamuck and Granard.

During this time Tone was still in France, he got the French to send more troops. They arrived at Lough swilly but were captured. Tone was sentenced to be executed, however killed himself before the execution.