Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture Of Father John Murphy Father Murphy took up a strong position on Oulart Hill, and soon found himself at the head of 5,000 men. They repulsed with great slaughter an attack made on them by the North Cork Militia, and, advancing, captured without much difficulty the town of Enniseorthy. The garrison and [...]

Above : Portrait Of General Lake The insurgents now concentrated their forces in the camps on Vinegar Hill and at Three Rocks, near Wexford. On June 21st General Lake attacked the former position. His forces amounted to about 15,000. The insurgents were certainly considerably more numerous, though the exact figures are impossible to ascertain. They [...]