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1798 - Coggle Diagram
1798
Causes
Protestant Ascendancy
Wolfe Tone and United Irishmen
Poverty in countryside
Influence of American Revolution
Influence of French Revolution
Catholic discontent
Wolfe Tone
Influence of War
War broke out between Britain and France in 1793
Britain feared French invasion
United Irishmen were banned
Became Secret organisation
United Irishmen started planning rebellion
Wolfe Tone sought help
Tone went to France
Asked Revolutionary Government for help
43 Ships and 15,00 soldiers provided
Bad Weather prevented landing in Bantry
How did Wolfe Tone's ideas change
In 1798 he was loyal to the King
Wanted to reform parliment
Broke connection to England
Wanted to use force of arms
Political Traditions in Ireland
Nationalism
Physical force tradition
Parliamentary Tradition
Unionism
Course of Rebellion
Most serious rising in Wexford
Victories at Oulart Hill, Enniscorthy and Wexford town
Massacred protestants in Scullbogue and Wexford Town