June 6, 1798Rebellion breaks out in Ulster - Henry Joy McCracken issues proclamation calling United Irishmen in Ulster to arms
June 5, 1798The Reverend William Steel Dickson, a Presbyterian minister and United Irishmen supporter is arrested and imprisoned without trial
June 4, 1798Lord Edward Fitzgerald dies at Newgate prison from wounds sustained in the course of his arrest
May 31, 1798Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey is appointed as Commander of the insurgent forces In Wexford town
May 30, 1798Following the massacre of Kingsboroughs militiamen and yeomanry at Oulart on 27 May, rebels capture Enniscorthy and Wexford town
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