The Irish Constitution of 1797

The Irish Constitution of 1797

1797

1798 Irish Rebellion

This document shows the oath or the Constitution of the United Irishmen before the Rebellion of 1798. This document shows how these men gather together and were willing to risk their lives for freedom from Great Britain. As well this document shows the structure of the United Irishmen and in their organizational skills. The United Irishmen were led by leaders such as Theobald Tone Wolf, Thomas Russell, William Sinclair, Henry Joy McCracken, Samuel Neilson, Henry Haslett, Gilbert McIlveen, William Simms, Robert Simms, Thomas McCabe, and Thomas Pearce. These men were the leaders of this society of United Irishmen and their fight for freedom from the English Empire. Though these men, that made all their members swear an oath to the freedom of Ireland and wrote the Irish Constitution of 1797, before hostiles broke out in the Irish Rebellion of 1797. These men were also greatly influenced by the French and to a lesser extent the American Revolution.

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