The 1641 Rebellion Begins

#OnThisDay 1641 Rory O’More’s plan to attack Dublin Castle failed. The night before Sir Felim O’Neill & allies captured several forts in Ulster & rumours of a massacre spread. The 1641 Rebellion, one of the most destructive wars in Irish history had begun.

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