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IRISHMEN UNITED IN FACE OF FOREIGN FOE

... IRISHMEN UNITED IN FACE OF FOREIGN FOE Last Friday we had to announce the outbreak of war between Servia and Austria-llungary. To-day England is also engaged in what promises to be the meat momentou► conflict in the history of the world; and all brought ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1914
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 916 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TROUBLED TIMES

... The French were, however, repulsed and their invasion plans came to nothing. Meanwhile another organisation called the United Irishmen was founded in Belfast. This movement spread rapidly throughout Ireland and it soon came to be known that they were in ...

Published: Friday 12 September 1986
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TM Society el Defenders

... TM Society Defenders differed from the United Irishmen in being winilly Ciitholic, null rung Lit., prominetwe about thin time. On Septeinhee 21st. 1795, the Defenders attacked the Protestants nt amond. Co. Armagh, nod ere utterly de Di feated mid it ...

Published: Friday 18 January 1918
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 320 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE VOLUNTEERS OF 17711

... THE VOLUNTEERS OF 17711. THE UNITED IRISHMEN, 1795. EDICT OF NANTES, 1685. The Volunteer movement 1775, the United Irishmen, and the of the Edict of Nantes are historical events and movements so important, and so intimately related to the history of Lisburn ...

Published: Friday 18 January 1918
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 208 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Munro jugs go on display

... ry reform and Roman Catholic emancipation that he drifted into the much more radical society of United Irishmen in the 1790’5. In 1798 the United Irishmen came into open rebellion and Munro commanded its army in County Down. After occupying Saintfield ...

Published: Friday 25 January 1985
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 210 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The United Irielwass, 17N

... February, 1793, a conference was held in Antrim the United Irishmen, and they decided to aria and military stores. The Government remained obdurate and retinas' all concessions. In 179.5 the United Irish body was reorganised on new 'tests a, a secret ...

Published: Friday 18 January 1918
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 386 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ACTIVITY

... ACTIVITY He will also speak about the activity in the area by the United Irishmen during he 1798 rebellion which had such figures as Henry Joy McCracken and Jemmy Hope. Mr. Armstrong will mark the progress of this currently crowded and heavily industrialised ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1995
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 51 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

LANDLORD

... LANDLORD A more grisly visitor was Henry Munro who led the United Irishmen in the Battle of Ballynahinch. He was hanged in Market Square and his severed head stuck on a spike on the corner of the Market House building! The building was renamed the Assembly ...

Published: Friday 22 June 1990
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 53 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

MILITIA

... of whom were brothers with the surname McKenna, were executed at Blaris Camp on May 17, 1798. All four belonged to the United Irishmen and allegedly incited other members of the Militia to join this cause. ‘Their commanding officer Colonel Pelham was worried ...

Published: Friday 22 December 1995
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

tales sburn

... last year. Henry Monroe was a linen merchant who lived in Market Square. Apparently, Monroe became involved with the United Irishmen after seeing a tailor flogged almost to death. Monroe became one of the faces of the 1798 Rebellion. After the Battle ...

Published: Friday 27 August 1999
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 28 | Tags: none