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Battle of Newtownmountkennedy 1798

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1798Wikidata P585 point in time
Century18th centuryderived
PeriodJacobite & laterderived
CountryIrelandderived
War / conflictIrish Rebellion of 1798Wikidata

About the battle

The Battle of Newtownmountkennedy was fought on 30 May 1798, between forces of the British Crown and a force of Irish Rebels, during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

The town was base for the Ancient Britons, a British regiment widely reviled in the area for brutality. A rebel force planned

an attack from three sides on the town, with each division to be led by Thomas Maguire, James Doyle and Joseph Holt.

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Location

  • Approximate location: the point for Newtownmountkennedy, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location: 53.0901, -6.1103

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Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).

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