County Kildare
1798 History Trail

The Events of the 1798 Rebellion in County Kildare are recalled in these pages, in the hope that they will prove of interest to the many Kildare people who are justifiably proud of the part played by their ancestors in those historic times.


Published by
Kildare County Council
Written by
Mario Corrigan

Contents:

A Chronology of the Rebellion in County Kildare

Naas and Johnstown

Ballymore-Eustace

Turnpike Hill, Kilcullen

Old Kilcullen

Knockaulin

Narraghmore and the Battle of the Bog Road (Red Gap Hill)

Ballitore

Athy

Monasterevin

Kildare

Rathangan

Gibbet Rath

Clane

Prosperous

Timahoe - Kilcock, Maynooth

Ovidstown

Clonard, Carbury and Surrender

Glossary

 


Memorial Stone at Old Kilcullen