Battle of Arklow
(1798)
Died aged 0
Wikidata WikipediaThe second Battle of Arklow took place during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 9 June when a force of United Irishmen from Wexford, estimated at 10,000 strong, launched an assault into County Wicklow, on the British-held town of Arklow, in an attempt to spread the rebellion into Wicklow and to threaten the capital of Dublin.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Anseo a marbhuigheadh an t-Athair Miceál Ó Murchadha agus é ag treorú a chuid fear calma i gCath Inbhir Mhóir 9adh lá de Meitheamh 1798. At this spot Fr. Michael Murphy was killed while leading his gallant followers in the Battle of Arklow 9th June 1798
English translation: At this spot Fr. Michael Murphy was killed while leading his gallant followers in the Battle of Arklow 9th June 1798
Coolgreany Road, Arklow, Ireland where it sited