The 1848 Rebellion

William Smith O'Brien
Thomas Meagher
The Rebellion
Monument to Smith O'Brien

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The Young Ireland Movement
The  Rising
Key Republicans
The Famine
Other Resources
Old Ireland News



The Young Ireland Movement

Young Ireland Triskelle
Young Ireland Ohio University
Young Ireland Wikipedia
The Young Irelanders icry at bigpond.net
The Young Irelanders The Ballards

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Key Republicans

William Smith O'Brien (1803 - 1864) Clare People
William Smith O'Brien - Biographical Note Origins Network
William Smith O'Brien Searc's Web
William Smith O'Brien Wikipedia
Riches of Clare: William Smith O'Brien Clare Library
John Mitchel Wikipedia
John Mitchel (1815 - 1875) Australian Dictionary of Biography
John Mitchel of Newry Newry Journal
James Stephens Cork University
James Stephens: the Kilkenny Rebel and Fenian Leader Hoganstand
Charles Gavin Duffy Searc's Web
Thomas Davis mallow.ie
Thomas Davis Cork University
Thomas Meagher Spartacus Schoolnet
Thomas Francis Meagher Wikipedia
Thomas Francis Meagher (1823 - 1867) Civil War Home
Thomas Francis Meager 1911 Encyclopedia
Brigadier General Thomas F Meager The History Net
The Amazing Life of Waterford's Favourite Son (Meagher) Rick Steves
James Fintan Lalor Wikipedia

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The Rising

Ballingarry Wikipedia
Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 Wikipedia
The Battle of Widow McCormack's Cabbage Patch BBC
The Young Ireland Rising: The Rising, background and aftermath An Phoblacht

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The Famine

The Famine After 1847 Wesley Johnstone
Letter from Lord John Russell to the Duke of Leinster, 1846 Swansea University
Extracts from Trevelyan's 'The Irish Crisis', 1848 Swansea University
Charles Trevelyan Cork University
Population decline during the famine Rootsweb

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Other Resources

Ballingarry: Famine Warhouse 1848 ballingarry.net
Famine Warhouse, 1848 Office of Public Works
William  Smith O'Brien Petition Origins Network
Speech: Rededication of Thomas Meagher Statue Montana government
Origins of the Irish Flag infoplease
What's the symbolism of the Irish flag? factmonster
'The Felon's Track' by Michael Doheny Gutenburg
William Smith O'Brien's Trial Origins Network
'The Last Conquest of Ireland (Perhaps)' by John Mitchel (on-line book) Library Ireland
Lord John Russell Victorian Web
Marx on Lord Russell marxists.org
James Whiteside: Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Turtle Bunbury
The Catholic church in the mid to late 19th century movinghere.org
'The Nation' newspaper from-ireland.net
'A Nation Once Again' Wikipedia
History of the Royal Irish Constabulary PSNI website
The Irish Alliance and Tenant Right League from-ireland

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Old Ireland News

All links to the Ireland Old News site for the years 1848 - 1849. More detailed entries are marked in bold.
Cavan, January 1848 Clare, January 1848 Cavan, February 1848 Clare, February 1848
Clare, March 1848 Waterford, March 1848 Cavan, April 1848 Cavan, May 1848
Clare, May 1848 Cavan, June 1848 Clare, July 1848 Cavan, July 1848
Cavan, August 1848 Clare, August 1848 Cavan, Sept 1848 Cavan, October 1848
Limerick, October 1848 Cavan, Nov 1848 Clare, Nov 1848 Limerick, Nov 1848
Cavan, Dec 1848 Clare, Dec 1848 Cavan, Jan 1849 Cork, Jan 12th 1849
Cavan, Feb 1849 Kerry, Feb 1849 Cavan, March 1849 Clare, March 1849
Cork, March 30th 1849 Cavan, April 1849 Clare, April 1849 Cavan, May 1849
Clare, May 1849 Mayo, May 1849 Armagh, May 3rd 1849 Armagh, May 10th 1849
Armagh, May 17th 1849 Armagh, May 24th 1849 Armagh, May 31st 1849 Cavan, June 1849
Mayo, June 1849 Clare, June 1849 Belfast, 15th June 1849 Armagh, June 7th 1849
Armagh, June 14th 1849 Armagh, June 21st 1849 Armagh, June 28th 1849 Cavan, July 1849
Clare, July 1849 Mayo, July 1849 Armagh, July 5th 1849 Armagh, July 12th 1849
Armagh, July 19th 1849 Cavan, August 1849 Clare, August 1849 Mayo, August 1849
Armagh, August 2nd 1849 Armagh, August 9th 1849 Armagh, August 16th 1849 Armagh, August 23rd 1849
Armagh, August 30th 1849 Cavan, Sept 1849 Clare, Sept 1849 Mayo, Sept 5th 1849
Armagh, Sept 6th 1849 Armagh, Sept 13th 1849 Armagh, Sept 20th 1849 Armagh, Sept 27th 1849
Cavan, October 1849 Clare, October 1849 Mayo, October 3rd 1849 Armagh, October 4th 1849
Armagh, October 11th 1849 Armagh, October 18th 1849 Armagh, October 25th 1849 Cavan, November 1849
Armagh, Nov 1st 1849 Mayo, Nov 7th 1849 Armagh, Nov 8th 1849 Armagh, Nov 15th 1849
Armagh, Nov 22nd 1849 Armagh, Nov 29th 1849 Cavan, December 1849 Clare, December 1849
Mayo, Dec 5th 1849 Armagh, Dec 6th 1849



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