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United Irishmen - Coggle Diagram
United Irishmen
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Anglican (Protestant)
Middle Class
Born Dublin 1763
TCD - Barrister
Enlightenment
Witness the French Revolution in Paris
Liberty Equality Fraternity for Ireland
United Irishman Newspaper
1792 - The Northern Star
Aims are peaceful
Religious Equality
Removal of Brit influence in Ire
All men should have...
Vote
Right to sit in Parliament
1796 French Navy in Bantry
Tone in France 1796
Organises French fleet to go to Ire
Fre Gen Hoche
Fleet fails to land - storms
Tone disappointed
Foundation of United Irishmen
1791 - T.W-T. writes An Argument on behalf of Catholics in Ireland
equality between Caths and Prots
Meeting with Presbs in Belfast
This founds the Society of UI
Samuel Neilson
Henry Joy McCracken
Thomas Russell
William Drennan
Napper Tandy sets up Dublin Branch
1793 War in France
1793 Britain declares war in France
Brit fears rev in Ire
Abolishes Penal Laws
Brit gov bans UI
Tone flees to US
UI now committed to rev agains Brit Rule
Britain fear Rev
Gen Lake lands in Ulster 1796
Atrocities agains UI Suspects
Loyalist militias set up
Orange Order set up
Spies in the UI lead to captures
UI Decide to Rebel - May 1798