#irish rebels

The Irish Republic more commonly referred to as the Republic of Connacht was a short-lived Irish breakaway puppet state established with French Directory military support for 13 days during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Below is an excerpt from the proclamation of General Humbert, the French General who led the French and Irish armed forces in the short-lived Republic. The proclamation was made on…

pádraig pearse: speaks in paragraphs with at least 3 references to irish mythology or history

éamon de valera: eloquent and methodical, replies to people with their full names

michael collins: west cork slang. swears every other word. angry.

harry boland: south dublin slang. also swears every other word. a lot less angry.

joseph mary plunkett: "old chap!" , is he speaking in iambic pentameter? who knows

kitty kiernan: leaning toward flapper, but quite flowery from reading poetry

constance markievicz: blunt. a lot of "old chap"s as well, but fewer than plunkett. warm but in a way that startles you

james connolly: "laddie", a n g r y but for the right reasons, also startlingly warm, will cut a bitch and you can tell

joe o'reilly: "oh" "ehm" "yes, sir". nervous beyond belief. very rarely swears.

17 Days of Irish Resistance and Rebellion

Day 7:Go On Home British Soldiers

Go on home British Soldiers Go on home Have you got no fucking homes of your own For 800 years we've fought you without fear And we will fight you for 800 more

#OTD in 1798 – Irish Rebellion of 1798 | Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.

The Irish Republic more commonly referred to as the Republic of Connacht was a short-lived Irish breakaway puppet state established with French Directory military support for 13 days during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Below is an excerpt from the proclamation of General Humbert, the French General who led the French and Irish armed forces in the short-lived Republic. The proclamation was made on…

#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | The Battle of Antrim.

Henry Joy McCracken issued a proclamation calling for the United army of Ulster to rise. The initial plan met with success, as the towns of Larne, Ballymena, Portaferry and Randalstown (captured by James Dickey) were taken and the bridge at Toome damaged to prevent the government rushing reinforcements into Antrim from west of the Bann. The rebels then assembled at Donegore Hill in preparation…

#OTD in 1798 – The Battle of Oulart Hill | Wexford rebels massacre Kingsborough’s militiamen and yeomanry at Oulart.

The militia reached the village of Oulart on the afternoon of the 27th having refreshed themselves on the way by sacking a suspect’s public house and drinking the contents. Finding a mass of 1,000 rebels occupying the high ground of Oulart hill, they proceeded to burn cabins at the foot of the hill in an attempt to lure down the rebels. The ruse failed but the nervousness of the poorly armed…

#OTD in 1798 – United Irishman Rebellion | The rebels are defeated at Tara Hill; this marks the end of the rebellion in Co Meath.

The Battle of Tara Hill was fought on the evening of 26 May 1798 between British forces and Irish rebels involved in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in a heavy defeat for the rebels. Following the outbreak of the rebellion signaled in Meath by the prearranged signal of the ceasing of a mail-coach near Turvey hill, road blocks were posted on the Navan road United Irishmen and rebels in…

#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | Battle of Bunclody.

The Battle of Bunclody or Newtownbarry as it was then called, took place on 1 June 1798 when a force of some 5,000 rebels led by Fr Mogue Kearns attacked the garrison at Bunclody as part of the Wexford rebels campaign against border garrisons. The garrison was forewarned of the approaching rebels and had prepared defensive outposts facing the rebel line of advance. The rebel army occupied high…