History: Extracted from 'THE UNITED IRISHMEN - 'APPENDIX XI'
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'THE UNITED IRISHMEN - 'APPENDIX XI'
RELIGION PROFESSED BY PERSONS OF EMINENCE OR LEADING MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED IRISH SOCIETY
[1798 REBELLION reference]
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NOTED: [The names in brackets are of the state prisoners who had been in Fort George]
Foot notes: (1) - Executed / (2) - The eminent chemist and mineralogist, on the authority
of Dr. M'NEVEN, was sworn by him Dr. M'N.
PROTESTANTS PRESBYTERIANS CATHOLICS
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[Thomas A. EMMET, Bar.] [William TENNANT,MD] [W J M'NEVEN, MD]
[Arthur O'CONNOR, Bar.] [Robert simms] [John SWEENY]
[Roger O'CONNOR, Bar.] [Samuel NEILSON] [Joseph McCORMICK]
[Thomas RUSSELL] [George CUMMING] [John SWEETMAN]
[John CHAMBERS] [Joseph CUTHBERT]
[Matthew DOWLING] [Rev. W Steele DICKSON]
[Edward HUDSON]
[Hugh WILSON]
[William DOWDALL]
[Robert HUNTER]
Hon. Simon BUTLER, Bar. William DRENNAN, MD Peter FINNERTY
A. H.ROWAN (1) William ORR (1) William Michael BYRNE
James Napper TANDY Samuel ORR (1) John M'CANN
Lord Edward FITZGERALD William Putnam M'CABE (1) J. ESMOND, MD
(1) Henry SHEARES (1) Henry MONROE William LAWLESS
(1) John SHEARES (1) James DICKEY, Attor. Edward John LEWINS
Oliver BOND Henry HASLETT (1) William BYRNE
(1) B B HARVEY William SAMPSON, Bar. (1) Walter DEVEREUX
John RUSSELL (1) Henry Joy M'CRACKEN John DEVEREUX - The General
(1) Bartholomew TONE J. SINCLAIR Garret BYRNE
Thomas WRIGHT, MD Robert M'GEE, MD (1) Esmond KYAN
Willaim LEVINGSTON, MD Israel MILLIKEN Charles TEELING
William HAMILTON Gilbert M'ILVAIN, jun. Bartholomew TEELING
Matthew DOWLING, Attor. Robert BYERS Richard M'CORMICK
(2) Richard KIRWAN (1) Henry BYERS Thomas DOORLEY
James REYNOLDS, MD S. KENNEDY (1) Felix ROURKE
Deane SWIFT, Bar. Robert HUNTER Bernard MAHON
(1) Matthew KEOGH Robert ORR John SWEETMAN
Thomas CORBETT Hugh GRIMES Edward FITZGERALD (WEXFORD)
William CORBETT William KEAN
William WEIR James BURNSIDE William AYLMER
John ALLEN James GREER (1) S. BARRETT
Thomas BACON Rowley OSBORNE Ferdinand O'DONNELL
Robert EMMET Mr. TURNER (1) Colonel O'DOUDE
Joseph HOLT William SIMMS (1) John KELLY
Henry JACKSON John RABB Thomas CLONEY
Dr. M'DONNELL (Belfast) James HOPE (1) John CLINCH
Whitly STOKES, F T C D ______ JORDAN James FARRELL
(2)James JOHNSTON, MD John HUGHES Michael DWYER
Edward LYSAGHT, Bar. William DUNNE (1) Harvey HAY
William HUMPHREYS Thomas HOUSTON, junr. James PLUNKETT
Lord CLONCURRY (the late) John STORY Richard DEASE, MD
Dr. Alex. CRAWFORD John KEOGH (Mt. Jerome)
Lord WYCOMBE Adam MacLEAN
Colonel LUMM _______ M'TIER John Byrne MADDEN
John POLLOCK _______ M'LEERY Cornelius M'LOUGHLIN
Hampden EVANS _______ M'AUGHTREY Christopher TEELING, MD
Thomas Cumming BASHFORD Robert NEILSON W. MURPHY
Samuel TURNER N. P. O'GORMAN
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PRESBYTERIANS CATHOLICS
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(1) Rev. Mr. WARWICK (1) Rev. Moses KEARNS
Rev. W. Steele DICKSON (1) Rev. John MURPHY
(1) Rev. William PORTER Rev. Michael MURPHY
Rev. Samuel BARBER Rev. Mr. KANANAGH
Rev. Arthur MAHON (1) Rev. Mr. REDMOND
Rev. Mr. BIRCH Rev. Mr. STAFFORD
Rev. Mr. WARD (1) Rev. P. ROCHE
Rev. Mr. SMITH Rev. H. O. O'KEON
Rev. Mr. SINCLAIR (1) Rev. Mr. PENDERGAST
(1) Mr. STEVELLY Rev. Mr. HAROLD
Rev. Mr. M'NEILL (1) Rev. J. QUIGLEY
Rev. Mr. SIMPSOM Rev. Denis TAAFE
Rev. Sinclair KELBURNE Rev. John BARRETT
Rev. James M. BUSHE
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There never was a greater mistake than to call the attempted revolution of 1798,
"a Popish rebellion" Alike in its origin and organization, it preeminently a Protestant one.
Neither the "Popish religion" nor the Celtic race of Ireland, can lay any claim to the
great majority of the founders and organizers of the SOCIETY OF UNITED IRISHMEN.
Strange to say, for their origin we must go back to the records of the seizures and
confiscations of the properties of [p201] Ireland and the apportionment of the spoil among the
English adventurers who came on the first expedition of the Early of Pembroke, or in the train
of the succeeding marauders, or who were brought over by Oliver Cromwell, and were left behind
to plant English civility and true religion in this colony.
But many of the English lords of the Pale so far forgot their mission, it appears, as to
become 'HIBERNIORES quam HIBERNIS ipsis' and several of their descendents were founders of
Roman Catholic families in Ireland - viz.
... the ALYMERS, PLUNKETTS, BELLEWS, DALTONS, DELAMARS, PRESTONS, BARNWALLS, WALSHES, etc.
But what is more germane to my subject, a very large number of those early ENGLISH colonists and
lords who came into possession of the confiscated estates of the old Catholic inhabitants of
Ireland, were the ancestors to the founders and organizers of the society of United Irishmen,
whose main object was the separation of Ireland from England.
The following list of names is sufficiently confirmatory of the preceding statement; -
FITSGERALD, PLUNKET, DILLON, ALLEN, BARRET, ROWAN, SAMPSON, TAAFE, DOWDALL, HUDSON, HUNTER,
MONROE, M'CRACKEN, HAROLD, SHEARES, HAMILTON, EMMET, BOND, CHAMBERS, PERRY, TONE, SWIFT,
DRENNAN, SIMMS, TENNANT, SWEETMAN, DEVEREUX, RYAN, HAY, ORR, SINCLAIR, TANDY, HARVEY, KERNAN,
REYNOLDS, WEIR, JACKSON, M'DONNELL, HARVEY, MORRES.
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Transcriber's Note: It's possible the name KYAN under Catholics in 1st set of names may be RYAN
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Source: Madden, Richard Robert, "The United Irishmen Their Lives And Times". 1916.
New York: The Catholic Publication Society of America.