“Birth of Irish republicanism” The United Irishmen Tour
Schedule
Sat Mar 11 2023 at 10:00 am to Sat Aug 10 2024 at 12:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Berry Street | Belfast, NI
![\u201cBirth of Irish republicanism\u201d The United Irishmen Tour](https://cdn.happeningnext.com/events5/banners/68100c53a43507db0db20fc1460edf8060bb88933a90b641b96b1a1d75ae2aed-rimg-w512-h384-dc312f2c-gmir.jpg?v=1719177505)
republicanism grew in Belfast.
About this Event
Led in the North by Henry Joy McCracken, Jemmy Hope and General Henry Munro, they sought to establish
a Republic in Ireland. While the native Irish Catholics suffered the brunt of British repression, the
Presbyterians, although marginally better off, also suffered exclusion and marginalisation. The growing
disaffection in Ireland was influenced by the French and American Revolutions. Belfast was the crucible of a
rebellion that was stirred and ignited by the revolutionary ideals of the era and turned into popular agitation
and then armed insurrection. The rebellion was plotted and carried out by the Society of United Irishmen,
founded in October 1791, which was forced into armed revolt by the unsuccessful peaceful and democratic
pleas for reform. The uprising cost the lives of over fifty thousand people including most of the prominent
leaders, but created a legacy of Republican ideology that would inspire future generations.
This tour lasts 2 hours walking.
This tour will visit the locations, monuments and meeting places associated with this turbulent period in Irish
History. Locations include High Street Belfast, and Clifton Cemetery, and Kelly’s Cellar Pub built 1720.
The starting point of the walking tour is the entrance of Castle Court on Berry Street. The tour ends in the city
centre.
Where is it happening?
Berry Street, Berry Street, Belfast, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 15.00 to GBP 16.50
![Coiste Irish Political Tours](https://cdn.happeningnext.com/events7/banners/275c589e10c21e3bb1b145332dcef38260c88443aed667f85cd9da2a58cacf70-rimg-w400-h400-gmir.png?v=1660292409)