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Council asked to mark United Irishmen anniversary

... Council asked to mark United Irishmen anniversary SINN Fein Ard Chomhairle member, Martin McGuinness has called on the Republic’s government and local councils, such as Derry City Council, to organise events later this year to mark the 200th anniversary ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1991
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 387 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

“l - T UNIVERSITY of r ) ULSTER The Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies presents ULSTER-SCOTS AND THE UNITED ..

... “l - T UNIVERSITY of r ) ULSTER The Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies presents ULSTER-SCOTS AND THE UNITED IRISHMEN Friday 31 May I.oopm Room 16G15, University of Ulster Jordanstown Campus A talk by Professor David Wilson from the University of Toronto ...

|nl T UNIVERSITY of | r (W ULSTER The Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies presents ULSTER-SCOTS AND THE UNITED ..

... |nl T UNIVERSITY of | r (W ULSTER The Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies presents ULSTER-SCOTS AND THE UNITED IRISHMEN Friday 31 May I.oopm Room 16615, University of Ulster Jordanstown Campus A talk by Professor David Wilson from the University of Toronto ...

BALLYNAHINCH MARKET HOUSE: the council want to reopen it as a Rich history of Market House

... by the United Irishmen and had come under attack during the ‘battle of Ballynahinch’. “There was a famous event in the 1790 s where the second Earl of Moira Francis Rawdon was celebrating his birthday inside the Market House and outside the United Irishmen ...

Published: Thursday 14 December 2000
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: 31 | Tags: none

T. NEWTOWNABBEY and East Antrim Times TOURING EXHIBITION ARRIVES AT MOSSLEY MILL

... This newspaper was a vital media for the United Irishmen who used it to spread their political ideas. It was edited by northern Presbyterian, Samuel Neilson, a strong driving force behind the United Irishmen society. The exhibition is on display at the ...

Condems Holmes for ‘United Irishman’ speech Moderator angers North Antrim DUP

... faithful nature of the United in Ballymena that the Irishmen”s rebellion Presbyterian Moderator's showed its true nature call for the recovery of the ~ with “vile deeds” on a liberal radicalism of the parallel with modern IRA United Irishmen was dis- atrocities ...

Published: Wednesday 13 June 1990
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 632 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

1798 plan under way

... 1798 plan under way DOWN District Council ‘l:'&muslu the his 1798 United Irishmen rebellion battlefield at Windmill Hill, Ballynahinch. The council and the eration Co-m plan to develop the 17- acre site as a commemorative park. Both nationalist and unionist ...

Published: Friday 14 April 2000
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Friday 31

... Friday 31 B Ulster-Scots and the United Irishmen: a talk by David Wilson from the University of Toronto. Room 16G45, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, 1 p.m. @ Fashion show, hosted by Frankly Female, in Ballyclare Community Concerns, Doagh Road. Ballyclare ...

Ulster Society meeting

... Ulster Society meeting THE formation of the United Irishmen is the subject of the Ulster Society’s next event, to be held at the Antrim Forum on Tuesday, October 15 (8 pm.). Guest speaker is Mr. David Hume, a journalist with the Larne Times and author ...

Published: Friday 11 October 1991
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 72 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

‘The Prime Minister

... Rule would amount to Rome Rule. According to Dr Holmes the objects of the United Irishmen had been achieved since 1798 and were shared by all in Ireland as citizens of the United Kingdom. ...

Published: Wednesday 23 February 2000
Newspaper: Coleraine Times
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Wolfe Tone

... Three Flowers name itself, explained Kieran, refers to Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmett and Michael Dwyer, leaders of the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion. Kieran and Marina ,say they're eagerly anticipating the opening of the new pub. “We're both very positive and ...

Published: Friday 10 August 2001
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 74 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

SUCKED

... SUCKED Garvaghy Parish was also, unwittingly, sucked into the events of the 1798 Rebellion of the United Irishmen. Betsy Gray, a famous protagonist in the Battle of Ballynahinch, is rumoured to be buried in the church graveyard. “There were three government ...

Published: Thursday 04 July 1996
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 11 | Tags: none