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t. e. Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone (Irish: Bhulbh Teón; [1] 20 June 1763 – 19 November 1798), was a revolutionary exponent of Irish independence and is an iconic figure in Irish republicanism. Convinced that so long as his fellow Protestants feared to make common cause with the Catholic majority, the British Crown ...
The Orange Order was founded by Ulster Protestants in County Armagh in 1795, during a period of Protestant–Catholic sectarian conflict, as a fraternity sworn to maintain the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. The all-island Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland was established in 1798.
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the Commonwealth of England, led by Oliver Cromwell. It forms part of the 1641 to 1652 Irish Confederate Wars, and wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Modern estimates suggest that during this period, Ireland experienced a demographic loss totalling ...
The Twelfth (also called Orangemens' Day) [1] is a primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July. It began in the late 18th century in Ulster.It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Whig political party and Anglican Ascendancy in Ireland and the passing ...
Williamite War in Ireland. The Williamite War in Ireland [a] took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought by Jacobite supporters of James II and his successor, William III, it resulted in a Williamite victory. It is generally viewed as a related conflict of the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War. The November 1688 Glorious Revolution replaced ...
After 1860, many Irish sang songs about signs and notices reading Help wanted – no Irish need apply or similar. [37] The 1862 protest song "No Irish Need Apply", written and performed by Mrs F. R. Phillips, [38] was inspired by such signs in London. Later Irish Americans adapted the lyrics and the songs to reflect the discrimination they felt ...
Irish Rebellion of 1798. Guerrilla activity in counties Antrim until 1800, Wicklow until 1803 and Wexford until 1804. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster-Scots: The Hurries, [6] 1798 Rebellion [7]) was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland.
Many Christian denominations have their own denominational flag and display it alongside the ecumenical Christian Flag or independent from it. [5]Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See often display the Vatican flag along with their respective national flag, typically on opposite sides of the sanctuary, near the front door, or hoisted on flagstaffs outside.