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The Naval Mutinies of 1798
The United Irish plot in 1798 aimed to capture British warships, revealing a lesser-known aspect of Irish rebellion history.For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule...
The United Irishmen, Rebellion and the Act of Union, 1798–1803
The 1790s is one of the most critical decades in the history of modern Ireland. The decade witnessed the birth of the modern ideology of separatist Irish republicanism, the creation of the Orange Order, and the greatest bloodletting in modern Irish history in the form of the 1798 rebellion.
