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Flashcards by Liz Broderick, updated 10 months ago
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Created by Liz Broderick
10 months ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Irish Parliament in Dublin was controlled by what group | The Protestant Ascendancy |
| What were the wealthy landowning Church of Ireland minority also known as? | The Anglican church or Protestant Ascendancy. |
| The Church of Ireland owned this much land. | 15% |
| Catholics made up what % of the population | 75% |
| Catholics were discriminated against by these laws. | Penal |
| Name 2 | Priests banned Catholics could not sit in parliament |
| Catholics paid a tax to called a...... | Tithe |
| who did they pay this tax too | Church of Ireland. |
| What other protestant religion was practiced in Ireland | Presbyterianism |
| what revolutions inspired the 1798 rebellion | American and French |
| What organisation did Wolfe Tone set up | the United Irshmen |
| What was the name of the pamphlet he wrote | "An argument on behalf of the Catholics of Ireland". |
| Where was the first meeting held | Belfast |
| Name two other founding memebers | Napper Tandy William Drennan Henry Joy McCracken |
| What was the name of their newspaper | The Northern Star. |
| Who was the French Spy arrested in Dublin | William Jackson |
| What help did the French supply and under who's command | General Hoche, 43 ships, 15,000 men. only 14 ships reach Bantry bay due to a storm but they can not land and return to France. |
| How did British respond? 3 ways. | Flogging Pitch capping and Half hanging. along with burning their homes and evictions. |
| Why was the Orange Order set up? | To encourage unity between the Anglicans and Presbyterians. |
| What is the physical force tradition? | Nationalists prepared to fight/ use violence for Independence. |
| What was the first signal for the rebellion? | Disruption to mail coaches in Dublin. |
| How did spies spoil it? | Information was given about rebel plans and all rebels were arrested when they went to their assembly areas. |
| How was the rebellion carried out in ulster and under who? | In Antrim under Henry Joy McCracken. 4,000 men but was defeated and McCracken arrested. |
| What Wins in Wexford for the rebels. | Under the command of FR John Murphy. Had mostly Pikes, Defeated Government forces at Oulart Hil and Enniscorthy. |
| What losses in Wexford. | Rebels defeated at Vinegar Hill, surround by Government forces led by General Lake. Leaders were hung and harsh reprisal for families and people who helped the Rebels. |
| What Atrocities occurred at Scuullabogue | 200 Protestants were burned i a barn, included women and children , yeomen and militia. |
| How did the French help and? | 22nd August Landed at Killala bay in Mayo under General Humbert, have a win against the British at Castlebar, but eventually defeated at Ballinamuck in Longford |
| What happened to Wolfe Tone | He was arrested by the British navy in Lough Swilly and tried for treason. |
| How did Wolfe Tone die? | He wish to have a soldiers death by firing squad and when he knew they were going to hang him, he slit his own throat. |
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