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Irish Rebellion
Term | Definition |
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United Irishmen | a group who wanted to win Ireland's independence from Britain |
Protestant Ascendancy | small group of Church of Ireland members that controlled Ireland |
Penal Laws | laws that punished Catholics and Presbyterians who refused to join the Church of Ireland |
Catholic Emancipation | the demand that Catholics should be freed from the Penal Laws |
Act of Union, 1801 | the decision to get rid of the Irish Parliament in Dublin. |
Wolfe Tone | regarded as the Father of Irish Republicanism |
Bantry Bay | French fleet attempt to land here but failed due to bad weather |
Pitch-capping | one of the tactics employed by forces loyal to the crown |
Wexford | Father John Murphy and Bagenal Harvey defeated yeomanry and militia. |
Vinegar Hill | rebels were eventually defeated in a major battle here. |