1798 Rebellion

Which Revolutions inspired the 1798 Rebellion?

• Polish Revolution

• Australian Revolution

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

The Penal Laws discriminated against who?

• Anglicans (Church of Ireland)

• Catholics & Presbyterians

• Anglicans & Presbyterians

• Catholics only

Who ruled Ireland at the end of the 18th Century?

• The Catholic Defenders

• The Presbyterians

• The Protestant Ascedancy

• The United Irishmen

Which one of these was a founding member of The United Irishmen?

• Robert Emmet

• William Smith O’Brien

• Wolfe Tone

• Bagnal Harvey

Where did the French Invasion fleet fail to land in 1796?

• Wexford

• Kilalla Bay

• Bantry Bay

• Lough Swilly

The united Irishmen sought help from which European country.

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• Holland

During the Rebellion what was 'pitch-capping'.

• A type of hat worn by men at the time of the Rebellion

• Placing a cap filled with tar on the head of the enemy and setting it on fire

• Getting a person and pitching it onto the road

• A type of game where the winner was the person who could throw his hat the furtherest

Vinegar Hill was

• In Co Wexford and the Headquarters of the Irish rebels

• The Headquarters of the English forces in Ireland

• The Site of a rebel victory over the crown forces,

In 1796 the French sent a fleet of 43 ships and 40,000 men to help the Irish rebels fight the English forces. What happened this French mission.

• The fleet landed at Bantry in Co Kerry. It joined up with the Irish rebels and had a famous victory over the English

• It ran into a storm off the south west of Ireland. Many ships and men were lost and the rest of the fleet returned to France

• The fleet was intercepted by the British navy and it turned back to France and never reached Ireland.

• The fleet was on its way to Ireland when the French changed their mind and decided to recall the fleet and cancel the trip to Ireland

When the Rebellion was over the English Government introduced 'The Act of Union 1801'. What was The Act of Union. ?

• Catholics and Protestants were united together and lived in peace thereafter

• The British wanted to unite all the people in Ireland to prevent any future trouble.

• The workers of Ireland joined into one big union to improve the conditions of work

• Grattan's Parliament in Ireland was abolished and now there was only one Parliament in Westminster governing the United Kingdom