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The 1798 Rebellion and its Impact on the Irish Fight for Freedom

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The 1798 Rebellion was a crucial moment in the history of how Ireland came to be
where it is today. While the battle itself was not a success on the Irish side, it did plant the
seeds of rebellion that would later fuel successful action and grant Ireland their independence
from Britain. The event raises important questions about how history carries forwards and
where Ireland would be had the battle not taken place.
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The rebellion was kicked off by the United Irishmen who had been recruiting during
1797 and up until the battle took place. The United Irishmen were originally founded by
Theobald Wolfe Tone in 1791 and opened branches across the country. They aimed to
achieve an independent and democratic Ireland through peaceful means and unite all
Irishmen no matter their background culturally or religiously.
To unite Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter under the common name of Irishmen in
order to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our
political evils, that was my aim. Theobald Wolfe Tone.
The above painting of Wolfe Tone was done by an unknown Irish artist in the 18
th
Century. The oil on canvas piece is currently in the National Gallery of Ireland (Sadaj 2002).
Wolfe Tone played a vital role and without his push to trigger a rebellion it may have been a
long time before action was taken and successful action may have been much more difficult
in the future.

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The 1798 Rebellion and its Impact on the Irish Fight for Freedom 1 The 1798 Rebellion was a crucial moment in the history of how Ireland came to be where it is today. While the battle itself was not a success on the Irish side, it did plant the seeds of rebellion that would later fuel successful action and grant Ireland their independence from Britain. The event raises important questions about how history carries forwards and where Ireland would be had the battle not taken place. Background: The rebellion was kicked off by the United Irishmen who had been recruiting during 1797 and up until the battle took place. The United Irishmen were originally founded by Theobald Wolfe Tone in 1791 and opened branches across the country. They aimed to achieve an independent and democratic Ireland through peaceful means and unite all Irishmen no matter their background culturally or religiously. To unite Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter under the common name of Irishmen in order to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils, that was my aim. – Theobald Wolfe Tone. The above painting of Wolfe Tone was done by an unknown Irish artist in the 18th Century. The oil on canvas piece is currently in the National Gallery of Ireland (Sadaj 2002). Wolfe Tone played a vital role and without his push to trigger a rebellion it may have been a long time before action was taken and successful action may have been much more difficult in the future. 2 ...
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