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1798 rebellion Battle of Newtownbarry (AKA Bunclody) commemorative plaque

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1798 rebellion Battle of Newtownbarry (AKA Bunclody) commemorative plaque
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Bunclody is where men bled for Irish sovereignty on 1 June 1798, transforming a quiet Wexford road into a temporary graveyard of youthful ambition. The plaque exists only to refuse forgetting, forcing passersby to acknowledge that ordinary people gave up their futures before breakfast.
Togad an Lcac seo I Gcuimne no bfear a fuair bas i mbun Cloidige ag triod ar son na hEireann ar an 1 ad meiteam 1798. (Gaelic / Irish) //Erected to the memory of the men who fell fighting for ireland at Bunclody on June 1st 1798. (English) //R.I.P.
Irish rebels fought against British forces at the Battle of Newtownbarry (Bunclody) on June 1, 1798. The rebels were defeated, but the battle marked a significant early engagement in the 1798 Rebellion, highlighting local resistance to British rule.

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