Ireland

Archibald Hamilton Jacob conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the village of Ballaghkeen where they flog a man to death

United Irish Rebellion begins in Wexford

United Irish Rebellion begins in Leinster

Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a leader of the United Irishmen, is betrayed by Francis Magan; is arrested and is shot while being apprehended

The 2nd Earl of Kingston is tried amid great pomp by the Irish House of Lords for the murder of Colonel Henry FitzGerald

The Earl of Clare begins a 3-day visit to Trinity College, Dublin to purge United Irishmen; 19 are expelled

John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC (Ire) (1748 – 28 January 1802) was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1789 to 1802.

John Banim, writer, is born in Kilkenny

John Banim (3 April 1798 – 30 August 1842), was an Irish novelist, short story writer, dramatist, poet and essayist, sometimes called the “Scott of Ireland.” He also studied art, working as a painter of miniatures and portraits, and as a drawing teacher, before dedicating himself to literature.

Privy Council proclaims Ireland in state of rebellion and imposes martial law

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen.

Leinster Directory of United Irishmen leaders is arrested

The arrest of the Leinster Directory of the United Irishmen occurred in March 1798, a pivotal moment leading up to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The United Irishmen, founded in 1791, aimed for Irish independence from British rule and sought to establish a non-sectarian republic based on the principles of the French Revolution. The organization had members from both the Protestant and Catholic communities and was initially focused on parliamentary reform. However, faced with government repression and inspired by revolutionary movements in America and France, they shifted towards advocating for armed insurrection.

Thomas Crofton Croker, antiquarian and folklorist, is born in Cork

Thomas Crofton Croker (15 January 1798 – 8 August 1854) was an Irish antiquary, best known for his Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825–1828), and who also showed considerable interest in Irish song and music.