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Events on Sunday 23 September 1798 2
1798Irish RebellionUnited Irishmen rise against British ruleThe Society of United Irishmen launched an armed uprising against British rule in Ireland, with major fighting in Wexford, Antrim and Down, and later in Connacht after a French landing. The rebellion was crushed with heavy loss of life and led directly to the Act of Union of 1800.
1798Irish RebellionUnited Irishmen rise against British ruleThe Society of United Irishmen launched an armed uprising against British rule in Ireland, with major fighting in Wexford, Antrim and Down, and later in Connacht after a French landing. The rebellion was crushed with heavy loss of life and led directly to the Act of Union of 1800.