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The Irish Rebellion
Junior Cert History
Term | Definition |
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Penal Laws | Laws against Catholics |
William of Orange | King |
protestant Ascendancy | Protestant landowners with power in Ireland |
Henry Grattan | Irish Protestant that wanted political power in Ireland |
Grattan's Parliament | Dublin Parliament |
Wolf Tone | Irish Catholic Leader |
Napper Tandy | Irish Catholic Leader |
United Irishmen | All non-protestant Irish people together |
Catholic Emancipation | Let Catholics be MPs |
General Hoche | French General who came to help Ireland |
Pitch-capping | Hot tar on your head to remove your hair and scalp (torture) |
What year was the rebellion | 1796 |
Boulavogue and Vinegar Hill | Places of battle during the rebellion |
General Humbert | French general who arrived i Kilalla, Mayo |
Where did Wolf Tone land? | Lough Swilly |