Theobald Wolfe Tone died 1798

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#OnThisDay 1798 Theobald Wolfe Tone, a founder of the United Irishmen, leader of the 1798 Rebellion & father of Irish Republicanism died in Dublin. Denied a soldier’s death, Tone attempted to take his own life and deny the British authorities the honour of hanging him like a criminal. The wound was not clean and his death took days. He is noted as saying “I am sorry I have been so bad an anatomist”. Tone wanted to unite all Irish people regardless of class & religion in an independent, sovereign Irish republic. #Ireland #History

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Hi, I'm David, I'm from Ireland. I am an avid fan of history. I have my B.A. in History, my M.A. in Military History and Strategic Studies,a Post Qualification Diploma in History and I've been teaching History for five years now. I wanted to create a podcast that examines, in great detail, major Irish battles and battles allover the world in various wars that Irish people played a significant part in. Hope you enjoy.

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