Editing Ireland (section)

===1798 Rebellion===
{{Main|Irish Rebellion of 1798}}

[[File:MAXWELL(1845) p130 Camp on Vinegar Hill.jpg|thumb|right|"The Camp on Vinegar Hill" - an illustration by [[George Cruikshank]] to accompany [[William Hamilton Maxwell]]'s 1845 work ''History of the Irish rebellion in 1798'']]

In 1798, members of the Protestant Dissenter tradition (mainly [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]) made common cause with Roman Catholics in a republican rebellion inspired and led by the [[Society of United Irishmen]], with the aim of creating an independent Ireland. Despite assistance from France the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|rebellion]] was put down by British and Irish government and yeomanry forces. The rebellion lasted from the 24th of May to the 12th of October that year and saw the establishment of the short lived [[Irish Republic (1798)]] in the province of [[Connacht]]. It saw numerous battles across the island with an estimated 30,000 people dead.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}