United Irishmen 1798: Wolfe Tone and the Rising

In 1798, as revolution swept America and France, Ireland faced its own seismic upheaval. This episode explores the founding of the Society of United Irishmen by Theobald Wolfe Tone, a Dublin Protestant who dreamed of uniting Catholic, Protestant, and Dissenter under the common name of Irishman. We trace the secret oath-taking, the arrest of the leadership, the French invasion attempts at Bantry Bay and Killala, the brutal sectarian massacres at Scullabogue and Vinegar Hill, and the tragic end of Wolfe Tone in a Dublin prison. We ask: did the rebellion fail because of French weather, informers like Leonard McNally, or the raw violence of Crown forces under General Lake? Luna probes the contradictions of a rebellion led by Presbyterians that ended in Catholic martyrdom. A story of idealism, betrayal, and blood that reshaped the road to Union. #1798Rebellion #UnitedIrishmen #WolfeTone #SocietyOfUnitedIrishmen #IrishHistory #VinegarHill #Killala #BantryBay #GeneralLake #Scullabogue #LeonardMcNally #PresbyterianRebels #FrenchInvasion #Defenders #OrangeOrder #ActOfUnion #History #FexingoHistory #CliffsOfMoher #CelticKnot Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo