THE VARIOUS BATTLES FOUGHT BETWEEN THE
INSURGENTS AND THE KING'S ARMY,

AND A

GENUINE HISTORY OF TRANSACTIONS

PRECEDING THAT EVENT.

WITH A VALUABLE APPENDIX.

BY EDWARD HAY, ESQ.,

MEMBER OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY.

Br12000·6.8

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM

THE BEQUEST OF EVERT JANSEN WENDELL

1918

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

40

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION,

Geographical description of the county of Wexford,.

Institution of the Volunteers of Ireland,

Meeting of the county on the 22d of September, 1792,..

on the 11th of January, 1793,

...

83

62

67

69

70

80

Riots in the year 1793, ....

Meeting of the county on the 23d of March, 1795, on the
recall of Earl Fitzwilliam,

....

Loss of the former independence of the county of Wex-
ford,.
Melancholy effects produced by the riots in the county
of Armagh, in 1795,.

Causes of the present state of Ireland,

....

Conduct of the troops in Ireland censured by Sir Ralph

Abercromby, commander-in-chief,.

91

97

Proclamation of sixteen parishes in the county of Wex-

ford, 28th of November, 1797,.

100

Conduct of the North Cork militia on their arrival in the

county of Wexford,

105

The whole of the county of Wexford proclaimed on the

27th of April, 1798...............

110

Meeting of the magistrates of the county, 23d of May,.. 121

Sudden insurrection on the 27th of May,

Battle of Oulart, on the 27th of May,

Battle at Enniscorthy, 28th of May,.

137

138

Retreat of the troops to Wexford-general confusion, 141

Deputation to the insurgents on Vinegar Hill,......... 146

Defeat at the Three Rocks-surrender and abandonment

of Wexford to the insurgents, on the 30th of May,... 153

Conduct of the troops on their retreat to Duncannon Fort, 164

General arrangements of the insurgents,.

177

Abandonment of Gorey-conduct of the inhabitants, 179

...

Page.

Battles of Newtownbarry and Ballycanow, on the 1st of

June, 1798,....

Lord Kingsborough, Captains O'Hea and Bourke taken

prisoners, 2d of June,

185

....

189

Battle of Clough or Tubberneering, 4th of June,

Battle of Ross, 5th of June,.

198

Dreadful abomination at Scullabogue,.

201

Battle of Arklow, 9th of June,..

227

Skirmish at Tinnahely, 16th of June,

Insurgents surprised on Lacken Hill-their retreat, 19th, 248

Critical situation of Wexford-dreadful massacre!!!... 251

Battle of Horetown or Fooks's-mill, 20th,

Battle of Enniscorthy, 21st,.

Wexford surrendered to Lord Kingsborough-his con-

duct and dispatches,

....

273

274

277

Major-general Moore's approach to Wexford, 21st, 287

Pursuit of the insurgents from Gorey, and their progress

295

out of the county,

Trials and executions in Wexford,

297

Progress of the Wexford insurgents in the counties of

Carlow and Kilkenny,..

302

Progress of the Wexford insurgents in the county of

Wicklow,.

Progress of the Wexford insurgents closed by surrender, 311

Commanders and court-martials appointed,

312

Conduct of General Hunter-his superior discrimination, 316

Intended extermination of the inhabitants of the Maco-

mores,

319

Conduct of the people on the landing of the French at

Killala,

328

Conflagration of a Protestant church and Catholic chapels, 340

Conclusion,..

350

ABSTRACTS FROM PLOWDEN, TEELING, ETC.
Landing of the French at Killala, county Mayo, August
22d, 1798,..

Battle with the yeomen and fencibles who were defeated

by the French,..

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Shameful defeat of near 6000 British soldiers at Castle-

bar,..

353

353

.....

...

353

353

Battle between the advanced guard of Humbert, and Col.
Vereker, at Coloony, county Sligo,..
Humbert's march to Drummahair, towards Manorhamil-
ton, county Leitrim,..

.... ....

354

Action between Crawford's troops and Humbert, be-

tween Drumshambo and Ballinamore,.

The French cross the Shannon at Ballintra,

Cornwallis crosses the same river at Carrick-on-Shannon, 354

Battle of Granard, between some thousands of West-

meath and Longford United men, and the British

troops,.

Battle of Ballynamuck, and surrender of Gen. Humbert, 354

Battle of Ballynascarty, county Cork, June 19th, 1798.. 355

Battle of Antrim, June 7th, and repulse of Major-general

Nugent,.

Death of Lord O'Neil, who was mortally wounded,

Assault on the town of Larne, and at Ballymena and

Ballycastle,...

354

355

356

356

Occupation of Saintfield, county Down, by the United

troops,

356

Attack on Portaferry by the men of Ards,.

356

Battles of Windmill Hill and Ednevady,

356

Battle of Ballynahinch, June 13th, 1798,.

357

Battle of Prosperous, county Kildare, May 23d, and

slaughter of the ancient Britons,.

358

Attack of Naas, by nearly 1000 men,.

358

A body of 800 men take up arms in the town of Cahir,

county Tipperary,.

359

Mr. Wright seized at Clonmel, and received 500 lashes, 359

Battle of Tara, county Meath,...

Surrender of about 2000 United men to Gen. Dundas, on

Knockawin Hill, and the murder of above 700 of them

by Jocelyn's Fox-hunters,..

360

Bergen tortured to death in Drogheda, county Louth,... 360

APPENDIX.

I. Speech of Captain Sweetman, on the 22d of Sep-

tember, 1792

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361