In the First Battle of Enniscorthy, the Rebels Take the Town

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May 28, 1798

In the first Battle of Enniscorthy, the rebels take the town

Father Murphy of Boolavogue, a priest who had been in dispute with his bishop and who had reluctantly stepped forward as leader, the Wexford insurgents, gaining strength as they advance, storm Enniscorthy

← Father Murphy of Boolavogue, a priest who had been in dispute with his bishop and who had reluctantly stepped forward as leader, the Wexford insurgents, gaining strength as they advance, storm Enniscorthy

Poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, is born in Dublin

Poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, is born in Dublin →

Father Murphy of Boolavogue, a priest who had been in dispute with his bishop and who had reluctantly stepped forward as leader, the Wexford insurgents, gaining strength as they advance, storm Enniscorthy

← Father Murphy of Boolavogue, a priest who had been in dispute with his bishop and who had reluctantly stepped forward as leader, the Wexford insurgents, gaining strength as they advance, storm Enniscorthy

In the first Battle of Enniscorthy, the rebels take the town

Poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, is born in Dublin

Poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, is born in Dublin →

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