Fr. John Murphy Leads United Irishmen in Camolin 1798

#OnThisDay 1798 Father John Murphy became a leader of the United Irishmen in Wexford. Two men of the Camolin Yeomanry were attacked and killed by Murphy’s group of United Irishmen. Meanwhile at the Hill of Tara, 400 rebels were killed by Crown forces.

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