iamBullivant<p>The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach) started on 24th May. It was an uprising against British rule in Ireland. The organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influenced by the ideas of the American and French revolutions: originally formed by Presbyterian radicals angry at being shut out of power by the Anglican establishment, they were joined by many from the majority Catholic population.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TheIrishRebellionOf1798" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheIrishRebellionOf1798</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>