Maid of Erin - Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland. - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The Maid of Erin is a traditional figure on such memorals in Ireland.

The memorial was erected in 1904 and unveiled by the famous Fenian and founder of the Phoenix Society Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa.

It sits in the main square in Skibbereen in West Cork Irland. It has been moved once in the past to allow the main road to be widened (I'd hate to think how narrow it was before if this is it after its been widened!)

1798 Uprising:
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798), also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against Protestant rule in the Kingdom of Ireland which was ruled by George III, also of Great Britain. The United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influenced by the ideas of the American and French Revolutions, were the main organising force behind the rebellion.
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1803 Uprising:




Robert Emmet (1778-1803) is highly regarded by Irish nationalists as the martyred leader of an abortive insurrection against the British, an uprising whose objective was to establish a republic based on French principles in accord with the aims of Wolfe Tone (1763-98), founder of the United Irishmen and Emmet's idol. With the leaders of the organization, Emmet had spent 1800-02 in France, developing plans for the uprising, to be aided by the French. An accidental explosion at one of Emmet's secret arms caches made early action necessary in late July 1803, but confusion ruined the insurrection: one contingent of rebels never arrived, a second went home thinking the uprising postponed, and a third waited vainly for a signal someone forgot to give. Emmet and about 100 followers rashly and unsuccessfully stormed Dublin Castle. He then fled and hid in the mountains of Wicklow. Returning to be near his fiancee, he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged on September 20, 1803
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1848 Uprising:
The Young Irelander Rebellion (sometimes called "Famine Rebellion" of 1848 as it took place during the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849)) was a failed uprising of the Young Ireland political movement, which took place on July 29, 1848 in the village of Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland.
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1867 Uprising:
The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish: Éirí Amach na bhFiann, 1867) was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Fenian brotherhood.
After the suppression of the Irish People newspaper, disaffection among Irish radical nationalists had continued to smoulder, and during the latter part of 1866 Irish Republican Brotherhood leader James Stephens endeavoured to raise funds in America for a fresh rising planned for the following year. However the rising of 1867 proved to be poorly organised. Some outbreaks in the south and west of Ireland brought the rebellion to a close. Most of the leaders in Ireland were arrested, but although some of them were sentenced to death, none were executed. A series of raids into Canada by U.S.-based supporters also accomplished little
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): The uprisings of 1798, 1803, 1848, 1867. In Honor Of: In honour of the patriots who fought and died for Ireland Marker Text: Erected by the Young Ireland Society of Skibbereen in honour of the patriots who fought and died for Ireland. Date of dedication: 1904 Who Put it Here?: The Young Ireland Society of Skibbereen. Description of Memorial: Main square of Skibbereen.

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