#OnThisDay 1798 Henry Joy McCracken, one of the founding members of the United Irishmen & leader of the 1798 Rebellion in Antrim was hanged in Belfast. He was offered clemency for the names of other leaders but he refused. #Ireland #History
#OnThisDay 1798 Henry Joy McCracken, one of the founding members of the United Irishmen & leader of the 1798 Rebellion in Antrim was hanged in Belfast. He was offered clemency for the names of other leaders but he refused. #Ireland #History