The Wexford Rebellion refers to the events of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in County Wexford. From 27 May until 21 June 1798, Society of United Irishmen...
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in County Wexford this included Glascarrig Priory, Clonmines Priory, Tintern Abbey, and Dunbrody Abbey. On 23 October 1641, a major rebellion broke out...
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(1987) "The 1798 rebellion in Wexford: United Irishmen organisation, membership, leadership" in K. Whelan and W Nolan eds., Wexford: History and Society...
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Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River...
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John Murphy (priest) (category Executed people from County Wexford)
for his central role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in County Wexford, which is sometimes known as the Wexford Rebellion. He led the rebels to one of their...
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of Wexford" (also known as The Flight of the Earls) is an Irish ballad commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and, more specifically, the Wexford Rebellion...
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Pitchcapping (category Irish Rebellion of 1798)
prominent victim of pitchcapping was Anthony Perry, a leader of the Wexford Rebellion.[citation needed] Society of United Irishmen member Myles Byrne described...
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Battle of Vinegar Hill (category Battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798)
roughly 13,000-strong had surrounded County Wexford and were ready to march into the county and suppress the rebellion. Local United Irishmen commanders issued...
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Enniscorthy (redirect from Enniscorthy, County Wexford)
during the 1798 Rising. The castle houses the Wexford County Museum, which contains extensive 1798 rebellion-related material, as well as items of local...
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Desmond Rebellion, James Eustace and his Jesuit military chaplain, Father Robert Rochford, eventually found refuge with Matthew Lambert, a Wexford baker...
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