1798 Rebellion

Question 1

Wolf Tone - Early life

Answer 1

Tone was born in Dublin 1763 to a middle class Anglican family + studied law at Trinity. He was inspired by French revolutions + writers of the enlightenment

Question 2

Wolf Tone - an argument on behalf of the Catholics of Ireland

Answer 2

1791 Tone published “an argument on behalf of the Catholics of Ireland” which argued that Catholics should have the same rights as Protestants + was invited to Belfast by a group of Presbyterians + founded the United Irishmen who published the Northern star

Question 3

Wolf Tone - ideals

Answer 3

Religious equality
Removal of British forces from Ireland (not independent)
For all men to have the right to vote in parliament

Question 4

Wolf Tone - Catholic Committee

Answer 4

Tone was secretary of the Catholic community, a group of wealthy Catholics, pushing for reform. To prevent Ireland from rebelling , Britain removed the Penal laws + allowed them to vote but not be MPs

Question 5

Wolf Tone - Bantry Bay

Answer 5

Tone went to France to get support for the rebellion. A French fleet of 43 ships + 15,000 men went to Ireland but storms meant only 14 arrived

Question 6

Causes of the 1798 rebellion

Answer 6

Power of the Protestant ascendancy - 80% land 15% population
Position of Catholics - Penal laws
Position of Presbyterians - couldn’t vote/be MP
Influence of American + French revolution

Question 7

Penal laws

Answer 7

couldn’t vote/be MP/be a priest/go to school. Poor + powerless

Question 8

Rebellion - Leinster

Answer 8

Spies meant most were arrested. Easily defeated @ Hill of Tara

Question 9

Rebellion - Ulster

Answer 9

Henry Joy McCracken led 4,000 Presbyterians + defeated in Antrim. Henry Monro in Down, 2 days

Question 10

Rebellion - Wexford

Answer 10

Fr John Murphy led the rebels + captured Enniscorthy + Wexford town. They were defeated @ Vinegar Hill
200 Protestants burned in a barn in Scullabogue

Question 11

Rebellion - Connacht

Answer 11

Tone got the French to help but they arrived 2 months late. Defeated in Longford

Question 12

Why the 1798 Rebellion failed

Answer 12

Badly trained+ organised
Bad weapons
No useful French help
Infiltrated by British spies
British were stronger

Question 13

Government response to Rebellion

Answer 13

General Lake - burned houses, ½ hangings + pitch-cappings
Loyal Catholic militia + Protestant yeomanry
Orange Order founded
Spies planted in the United Irishmen

Question 14

Concequences of the rebellion

Answer 14

Growth of Sectarianism - Orange Order said Catholics wanted to take over country
Act of Union - Banned Irish government
Inspired republicanism - Easter Rising