Rebellion in Kildare, 1790-1803The period from 1790 to 1803, one of upheaval and turbulence, has witnessed a surge in historical interest in the past two decades. This study examines the politicisation and rebellion in County Kildare. During the 1790s, a vocal liberal establishment centered on the Duke of Leinster, Catholic and reformist politics, militant Defenderism, and a large United Irish society involving prominent liberals, all of which contributed to the politicisation of the Kildare populace. Against this background a faction loyal to the Dublin government attempted to stabilize and secure the county, with the increasing support of the administration. The 1798 rebellion engulfed Kildare, lasting two months and involving thousands of rebels. After initial success it evolved into a 'fugitive' war centered on the Bog of Allen, where rebels held government forces at bay for weeks. During the post-rebellion period radicalism persisted at a local level and thousands of Kildare men were prepared to participate in 'Emmet's rebellion' in 1803. In examining Kildare in this period the study seeks to contribute to the wider debate on the forces of radicalism and reaction which polarized Irish society in the 1790s. -- Publisher description. |
Contents
PREFACE | 7 |
Politics and politicisation 17915 | 24 |
Kildare United Irishmen | 45 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
1798 rebellion arrest Athy attack Ballitore baronies Bog of Allen Captain Carlow Castlereagh Catholic Clane Conolly county Kildare county of Kildare Defenderism Defenders Doorly Dublin Castle duke of Leinster Dundas Edward Cooke Fenton Aylmer Ibid Information Ireland James John Wolfe July June Keatinge Kilcock Kilcullen Kildare Arch Kildare rebels Kildare town Kildare United Irishmen Kildare's L.M. Cullen late Leadbeater papers leaders Leixlip letter liberal Lord Edward Fitzgerald loyalists Lullymore Madden Marsden Maynooth Meath meeting Michael Aylmer military Monasterevan Musgrave Naas NAI Reb NAI SOC Narraghmore NLI Wolfe Papers north Kildare O'Connor O'Kelly organisation Partners in revolution Patrick O'Kelly political Prosperous Quigly radical Rathangan rebellion in county rebellion of 1798 reported Revd Richard Griffith rising Sir Fenton Aylmer surrender Thomas Fitzgerald Thomas Pelham Thomas Rawson Thomas Reynolds Timahoe troops United Irish United Irishmen Wexford Whelan Wicklow William Aylmer Wogan Browne