Wexford Rebellion
E603610
The Wexford Rebellion was a major 1798 uprising in County Wexford, Ireland, where predominantly Catholic insurgents fought British rule as part of the wider Irish Rebellion of 1798.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wexford Rebellion canonical | 3 |
| Wexford rising of 1798 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6456709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wexford Rebellion Context triple: [Bagenal Harvey, participatedIn, Wexford Rebellion]
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A.
Kildare Rebellion
The Kildare Rebellion was a 16th-century uprising in Ireland led by the FitzGeralds of Kildare against English rule, which marked a major turning point in Tudor consolidation of power over the island.
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B.
Tyrone's Rebellion
Tyrone's Rebellion was a major late 16th-century Irish uprising led by Hugh O'Neill against English rule, culminating in one of the most significant conflicts of the Tudor conquest of Ireland.
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C.
Emmet's Rebellion
Emmet's Rebellion was a short-lived Irish nationalist uprising in Dublin in 1803, led by Robert Emmet in an attempt to end British rule in Ireland.
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D.
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was a major uprising by Irish Catholics against English and Protestant rule that sparked widespread violence and helped trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wexford Rebellion Target entity description: The Wexford Rebellion was a major 1798 uprising in County Wexford, Ireland, where predominantly Catholic insurgents fought British rule as part of the wider Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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A.
Kildare Rebellion
The Kildare Rebellion was a 16th-century uprising in Ireland led by the FitzGeralds of Kildare against English rule, which marked a major turning point in Tudor consolidation of power over the island.
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B.
Tyrone's Rebellion
Tyrone's Rebellion was a major late 16th-century Irish uprising led by Hugh O'Neill against English rule, culminating in one of the most significant conflicts of the Tudor conquest of Ireland.
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C.
Emmet's Rebellion
Emmet's Rebellion was a short-lived Irish nationalist uprising in Dublin in 1803, led by Robert Emmet in an attempt to end British rule in Ireland.
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D.
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was a major uprising by Irish Catholics against English and Protestant rule that sparked widespread violence and helped trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rebellion ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bagenal Harvey
ⓘ
Edward Roche ⓘ Father John Murphy ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
County Wexford
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1798-06-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | pacification of County Wexford by British forces ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | thousands of dead on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCause |
agrarian and economic grievances
ⓘ
influence of the Society of United Irishmen ⓘ inspiration from the French Revolution ⓘ opposition to British rule in Ireland ⓘ sectarian tensions between Catholics and Protestants ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
mass executions of suspected rebels
ⓘ
severe reprisals against rebels and civilians ⓘ strengthening of British military presence in southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorated in Irish nationalist memory
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symbol of Irish resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Leinster ⓘ |
| insurgentForce |
Catholic insurgents
ⓘ
United Irishmen ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
June 1798
ⓘ
May 1798 ⓘ |
| mainBattle |
Battle of Enniscorthy
ⓘ
Battle of Foulksmills ⓘ Battle of New Ross ⓘ Battle of Oulart Hill ⓘ Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
killings on Wexford bridge
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massacres of loyalists at Scullabogue ⓘ seizure of Wexford town by insurgents ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander |
General Gerard Lake
ⓘ
General John Moore ⓘ
linked to:
Sir John Moore
|
| opposingForce |
British Crown forces
ⓘ
linked to:
British forces
Irish loyalist militias ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars era unrest in Ireland
ⓘ
Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
end of British rule in Ireland
ⓘ
establishment of an Irish republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Leinster ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Year of the French (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Year of the French
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| religiousComposition | predominantly Catholic insurgents ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the insurgents
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restoration of British control in County Wexford ⓘ |
| startTime | 1798-05-27 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wexford Rebellion Description of subject: The Wexford Rebellion was a major 1798 uprising in County Wexford, Ireland, where predominantly Catholic insurgents fought British rule as part of the wider Irish Rebellion of 1798.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Wexford Rebellion