What is recorded here
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, gave birth to William Plunket on 1 July 1764, the son of a Presbyterian minister who would become Ireland's most ruthless prosecutor. He mocked Robert Emmet as a deluded leader of bricklayers and hostlers, turning a treason trial into a public humiliation that sealed Emmet's fate. Plunket rose from that bloody stage to become Lord Chancellor of Ireland, proving that cruelty and competence often wear the same coat.
Why this person is known: British politician (1764–1854)
- Birthplace
- Enniskillen
Places near here
Bank Of IrelandBank · 23 yd
The Bush BarPublic House · 125 yd
C18TH CHURCH with C17th TOWER, & GRAVEYARD: ENNISKILLEN CHURCH in EnniskillenC18TH CHURCH with C17th TOWER, & GRAVEYARD: ENNISKILLEN CHURCH · 241 yd
FORTIFICATIONS in EnniskillenFORTIFICATIONS · 290 yd
'cellini' G8 Fake CafeHeritage attraction · 294 yd
Remembrance Day bombingbomb attack · 297 yd
The Higher Bridges GalleryGallery · 301 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 337 yd
Siege of Enniskillensiege · 349 yd
Cole's MonumentMonument · 432 yd
ENNISKILLEN CASTLE in EnniskillenENNISKILLEN CASTLE · 452 yd
Cherry IslandIsland · 468 ydOther information
Photo: Maker shown on the Wikimedia Commons file page · Public domain