#OnThisDay 1798 United Irishmen took Enniscorthy, following their success at Oulart Hill. The rebels managed to dislodge the garrison of 300 but at a loss of many hundreds themselves. Loyalist town dwellers also fled. The UI established a camp on Vinegar Hill.
#OnThisDay 1864 At the Battle of Pickett’s Mill, Cork born Major General Patrick Cleburne outnumbered army defeats Maj. Gen. Oliver Howard’s 14,000 men. The battle started late (5pm) & continued into the night. By day break, Cleburne’s men still held the field.
#OnThisDay 1798 A poorly armed force of 4,000 United Irishmen under Fr. John Murphy ambushed a much smaller but better armed detachment of North Cork Militia killing 105 & sparing Col Foote & four others. North Wexford joined the rebellion after this victory.
#OnThisDay 1595 Hugh O’Neill attacked an English army column led by Sir Henry Bagenal (his brother in law) at Clontibret, Monaghan. O’Neill’s 4000 men killed hundreds of Bagenal’s without suffering many losses themselves.O’Neill would beat Bagenal again in 1598
#OnThisDay 1977 Five Irish soldiers were killed in a training accident in the Glen of Imaal when their 81mm mortar exploded.
They are: Cpl O’Donovan
Pvt O’Connell
Pvt Nugent
Pvt Buckley
Pvt Hourihane (no pic). They were all from Cork, except Hourihane from Dublin. And all were 20 or younger.
The Irish at War 