... History simply does not support the myth of a persistent, malign and relentless British tyranny in Ireland. The United Irishmen never united Irishmen; only a small number of Ulster Presbyterians ever had any interest (and fleeting, at that) in Irish republicanism; ...

... 1798 au. __ pleading for the preserv“. spreading of Irish sport s and pastimes. He got strong support from others of the United Irishmen, notably Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Wllll aln McNevin and John Sweetman. But there is no evidence of any worthwhile or lasting ...

... past commemorations must be abandoned in favour of a pluralist, nonsectarian approach which reflected the vision of the United Irishmen, the Minister said. The Ulster dimension and the enormous contribution of the Presbyterian tradition with its emphasis ...

... stereotype in this is alive and well flourishing in the most enlightened circles. The essence of the ideology of the United Irishmen was. to coin another phrase. the need to decommission mindsets based on stereotypes. Wolfe Tone was essentially pleading ...

... national flag. In addition to the Green Flag's aesthetic qualities. it should be pointed out that it was adopted by the United Irishmen to symbolise their non-sectarian and inclusive concept of Irishness. Orange has no claim to be regarded as a truly national ...

... reconvenes 200 years later THE Wexford Senate set up by the rebels of 1798 to govern the new republic declared by the United Irishmen was re-convened yesterday when 350 newly-appointed Senators gathered at Johnstown Castle. Former New Zealand Prime Minister ...

... to the accounts so as to build up the story of cold-blooded calculated inhumanity. After a century, in the time of the United Irishmen, the 1641 massacre story had been debunked by the efforts of writers like Henry Brooke and John Curry. Once again sectarian ...

... through a maze of narrow country roads off the Nll about six miles from Rosslare Harbour. Co Wexford. This area is deep in United Irishmen country with stories of 1798 part of the local folklore. Linziestown is a mid 19th century house set in about 28 acres ...

... walks start at Trinity College, go by Eustace Street. Dublin Castle. St. Werburgh's and on to Tailors Hall where the United Irishmen regularly met. Walk 2 concentrates on the Liberties while Walk 3 goes to Pill Lane. Newgate, St. Michan's and the Royal ...

... scheduled to visit the second of the marginals next month in Wexford. He will firstly open a commemoration plaque to the United Irishmen, who were formed in Gorey in 1792. Over the next couple of weeks, Mr. Reynolds will visit Limerick East, Clare, Kerry ...

... The murderers in IRA have won the war THE propaganda war is over. The United Irishmen have won an historic victory and soon we will know if they were right or wrong. A year ago it seemed inconceivable that an Irish government would allow itself to be ...

... an Armalite, familiar symbols from different eras of republican rebellion. It commemorates four men killed during the United Irishmen rebellion at the end of the 18th century, one blown up by his own bomb in 1955, and another, Tony Ahern, who met a similar ...