John Murphy

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John Murphy was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who became a prominent leader in the 1798 Irish Rebellion against British rule.

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John Murphy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish Roman Catholic priest
Irish rebel leader
person
causeOfDeath execution
commemoratedIn Irish nationalist historiography
local memorials in County Wexford
countryOfActivity Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Murphy
givenName John
hasCause participation in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
historicalPeriod 18th century
legacy symbol of Irish resistance to British rule
mannerOfDeath capital punishment by British authorities
militaryConflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
movement Irish Rebellion of 1798
name John Murphy
notableEvent Wexford rising of 1798
linked to: Wexford Rebellion
notableFor leadership in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
notableRole Catholic priest turned rebel leader
occupation priest
rebel leader
opposedBy British Army
Dublin Castle administration
opposedTo British rule in Ireland
placeOfActivity County Wexford
Leinster
politicalAlignment Irish republicanism
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInConflict rebel commander

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Father John Murphy name John Murphy
O'Malley's March hasMember John Murphy
subject linked to: band O'Malley's March
Murphys, California namedAfter John Murphy