Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
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,...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
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.
Tone, Theobald Wolfe. The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763-1798. Editors Moody, Theodore William et al., Clarendon, 1998, 2 vols.
1: 447-51
22 August 1798: A French invasion force landed at Killala,...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
21 October 1803
Irish patriot Thomas Russell
was hanged by the British authorities at Downpatrick prison.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Texts
Tone, Theobald Wolfe. The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763-1798. Editors Moody, Theodore William et al., Clarendon, 1998, 2 vols.