Irish History for Everyone
The United Irishmen Rebellions/Éirí Amach of 1798 and 1803
Thu, Oct 07
|Online via Zoom
Each Thursday in October. This course examines the political and social changes that took place in 18th century Ireland that culminated in the United Irishmen Rebellions of 1798 and 1803.


Time & Location
Oct 07, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT – Oct 28, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
Online via Zoom
About the Event
This course will cover the period following the Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland in the 1650's. It will examine the Jacobite Rebellion and the emergence of the Protestant Ascendency in Ireland and the Penal Laws that were introduced from the late 17th Century.
After the Plantation of Ulster starting in 1610, the Cromwellian Settlement in the 1650's, and the Williamite Wars (1688-1691) Ireland was a devestated and defeated land. Following the Treaty of Limerick (1691) more than 30,000 people were exiled to France. In the following fifty years it is estimated that upwards of 450,000 Irishmen - the "Wild Geese"- died in the service of the French armed forces.
By the end of the 17th century Ireland was under the control of a new Protestant landowning elite who forcibly took control and ownership of almost all the land in Ireland and extended that control by excluding the Catholic and Dissenter population…
Schedule
1 hour 30 minutesClass 1
1 hour 30 minutesClass 2
Tickets
General Ticket
$80.00
+$2.00 ticket service fee
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