{"id":815,"date":"2021-10-21T11:54:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T11:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2021-11-09T17:46:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:46:54","slug":"topstop6-up-in-arms-cabinet-1798-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/topstop6-up-in-arms-cabinet-1798-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"TopStop#6 &#8211; Up in Arms Cabinet: 1798 Rebellion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This cabinet tells the story of the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion. The United Irishmen were a  group of mainly middle-class Presbyterian merchants who undertook violent revolution to establish an independent Irish republic free of British control. They took their inspiration from 1776 American and 1789 French Revolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-ga0796c\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-ga0796c gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210910_110439-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Though the United Irishmen sought to unite Catholics and Protestants against the British, the rebellion was marred by significant sectarian violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The violence was committed by Catholics on Protestants and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most notorious incidents was the Scullabogue massacre&nbsp;in County Wexford on 5 June 1798 where 200 people, mainly Protestants, were killed by supporters of the rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Crown forces seeking to repress the United Irishmen were also involved in numerous incidents of torture and execution that often had a sectarian nature by targeting Catholics and their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, the sectarian violence during the revolt did not help the United Irishmen\u2019s cause, scaring many potential supporters of their cause to back the Crown as the best guarantee of their security in the chaos of the rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">After several pitched battles, the uprising was crushed with the loss of between 20,000 to 50,000 lives in Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cabinet tells the story of the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion. 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