
What is recorded here
Vicinage House stood on Antrim Road where Thomas McCabe and William Putnam McCabe lived as United Irishmen. The blue plaque still marks the site, preserving their names across two centuries of forgotten streets.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Thomas McCabe c.1734-1820 William Putnam McCabe c.1776-1821 United Irishmen lived in Vicinage House on this site Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Thomas McCabe and William Putnam McCabe were influential members of the United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group active in the 1790s that sought to create an independent Ireland, free from British rule. Their involvement in this movement marked them as significant figures in the struggle for Irish independence.
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