Tone, Theobald Wolfe. The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763-1798. Editors Moody, Theodore William et al., Clarendon, 1998.
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Standard Name: Tone, Theobald Wolfe
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Frances Wright | FW
's close friend Robina Millar
had written letters of introduction for her and her sister, and once in New York they made the acquaintance of the conservative Charles Wilkes
, nephew of the radical... |
| Textual Production | Susanna Watts | It is uncertain whether this was the first edition, for it was often reprinted with no date at all. Besides a Dublin edition of 1789, and London ones of 1794 and 1799, a cheap, undated... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Medbh McGuckian | This is an anniversary volume, looking back two hundred years to a watershed year in Irish history: a year of assassinations, martial law, the Rebellion or Rising that began in late May, the virtual wiping... |
| Travel | Maud Gonne | MG
travelled around the USA on a fund-raising tour, seeking money for the Amnesty Association
(whose object was the liberation of jailed Fenians) and for a memorial to Wolfe Tone
. Tone killed himself in... |
Timeline
October 1791: Wolfe Tone, on a three-week visit to Belfast,...
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October 1791
Wolfe Tone
, on a three-week visit to Belfast, founded a United Irish Society
or club of United Irishmen.
10 July 1793: In the Irish House of Lords Lord Chancellor...
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10 July 1793
In the Irish House of Lords
Lord Chancellor Fitzgibbon
accused Wolfe Tone
(on the basis of a letter written two years previously) of favouring Irish separatism.
22 August 1798: A French invasion force landed at Killala,...
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22 August 1798
A French invasion force landed at Killala, County Mayo, Ireland: joined by some Irish reinforcements, it won a victory at Castlebar but was finally defeated near Granard, County Longford, by British troops. The...
21 October 1803: Irish patriot Thomas Russell was hanged by...
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21 October 1803
Irish patriot Thomas Russell
was hanged by the British authorities at Downpatrick prison.