Irish Patriot: Wolfe Tone

Follow this link to an awesome picture of Wolfe Tone. It's worth the wait to load it.

Many events in this story took place in the Irish province of Ulster. Here is a 1780 map of Ulster, including County Donegal and Lough Swilly [Lake of Shadows] before it was partitioned into two separate entities: Northern Ireland and part of the Irish Republic.

Who were the women of 1798? Check them out, including Wolfe Tone's wife Matilda.

What is the law of habeas corpus and where did it originate? Find out here.

Selections from Eyewitness to 1798 - The Rebellion in the North-East.

More about Tone's colleague, United Irishman Henry Joy McCracken. Learn about his patriotism and execution by the British.

What did the Irish fight for in 1798? This link answers some of those questions. See, especially, the last section.

Why did the rebellion fail? This site offers an explanation.

An outstanding bibliography (this is a PDF link to Ireland's National Archives) about the rebellion that cost Wolfe Tone his life.