... outrage which at this time began to appear. Amongst others, the society of United Irishmen was founded in Belfast by Wolfe Tone in 1791. Its professed purpose was to unite all Irishmen in a combined demand for Parliamentary Reform. But this society rapidly ...

... Crown. sling 'Bcitpoo( 1798, such cam. paigning ceased. United Irishmen, and he “But that is to ignore the ers, said: “One of the truths of which we have been reminded is that the United Irishmen were visionaries whose view transcended sectarianism. “They ...

... with a good deal of frankness, and much interest was taken in the progress of the rebellion. While many members were “‘United Irishmen” local conditions | were not favourable to an Laclive participation in the ...

... RM Sibbett. The book, while faithfully recording the Orange stance on the Rebellion, takes a sympathetic look at the United Irishmen and their legitimate aims and aspirations. Price £2 it is available from The House of Orange, 65, Dublin Road, Belfast ...

... Ballynahinch The Yeomanry Corps were used to combat the United Irishmen during the 1798 Rebellion. The Lower Iveagh Cavalry, captained by John Lushington Reilly, fought at the Battle of Ballynahinch and captured Henry Munroe, the leader of the Down Insurgents ...

... ““Northern Star”’ (or McCracken's Night Thoughts) and it deals with events in the life of the most famous of the Northern United Irishmen, HenrydJdoy McCracken. The play is described as “vibrantly comic, always magical and splendidly theatrical in the way ...

... first spire Henry Monroe one of the leaders of the United Irishmen in the 98 rebellion, was in Lurgan on business and when the munication between the Antrim insurgents and the forces o the United Irishmen in Co. Down gathering at Ballynahinch William Blacker ...

... |Moses Hogg, who was interned {for two weeks by the militia in an inn in Portadown be|cause of his sympathies with the United Irishmen. He was assistant astronomer at Armagh from 1799 to 1830, and lhad an astronomical quadrant ;conxtrucwd at the Observatory ...

... Rights and the United Irish Movement. The group held a similiar conference last Easter and this vear's event will include discussions, debates, music and song on the history of the United Irish Movement and the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration ...

... area in the story of the 98 Rebellion. Involved in human rights issues, he draws parallels between the activities of the United Irishmen and events today. Jane Cassidy and Maurice Leyden delivered a hl.flly- acclaimed musical narrative on life of Henry Joy ...

... killed. Most of the deaths took place in Wexford and other parts of the South where what began as a simple uprising by the United Irishmen against British rule degenerated in some places into a sectarian pogrom with Protestants being murdered at Wexford Bridge ...

... same in 1967. é Orangeism had spread quickly over the country and now helped the forces of law ang order to gsmash the United Irishmen, ...