List of Irish uprisings explained

Since the 16th century, there has been a series of uprisings against British rule in Ireland. These uprisings played a major role in the formation of Irish nationalism and republicanism. After the Irish Rebellion of 1798, such uprisings became more revolutionary and republican in nature. Following the Irish War of Independence, the partition of Ireland and the creation of the autonomous Irish Free State in twenty-six of Ireland's thirty-two counties in 1922; with the exception of the Irish Civil War, most but not all subsequent insurgent activity in Ireland occurred within the six counties of Northern Ireland, which continued to be part of the United Kingdom.

Year(s)Location(s)ConflictOrganiser(s)
1534Lordship of Ireland (Dublin)Silken Thomas RebellionFitzGeralds of Kildare
1569–73Kingdom of Ireland (Province of Munster)First Desmond RebellionFitzGeralds of Desmond and allied clans
1579–83Kingdom of Ireland (Provinces of Munster and Leinster)Second Desmond RebellionFitzGeralds of Desmond and allied clans
1593–1603Kingdom of IrelandNine Years' WarHugh Ó Neill, Hugh Ó Donnell and allied clans
1608Kingdom of Ireland (County Donegal)O'Doherty's rebellionSir Cahir O'Doherty
1641Kingdom of IrelandIrish Rebellion of 1641Phelim Ó Neill, Rory Ó Moore, Conor Maguire, Hugh Óg MacMahon
1642–52Kingdom of IrelandIrish Confederate WarsIrish Catholic Confederation
1689–91Kingdom of IrelandWilliamite WarJacobites under James II of England
1798Kingdom of IrelandIrish Rebellion of 1798Society of United Irishmen
1799–1803Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (County Wicklow)Michael Dwyer's Guerrilla campaignMichael Dwyer and his followers (Society of United Irishmen)
1800Newfoundland ColonyUnited Irish UprisingSociety of United Irishmen
1803United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Dublin)Irish rebellion of 1803Society of United Irishmen
1804Castle Hill, Colony of New South WalesCastle Hill RebellionSociety of United Irishmen
1848United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Ballingarry, South Tipperary)Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848Young Ireland
1866–71British North America Fenian RaidsFenian Brotherhood
1867United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, England, and CanadaFenian RisingFenian Brotherhood
1881–85United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandFenian dynamite campaignFenian Brotherhood
1882–83United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Dublin) and British Cape Colony (Cape Town)The Invincibles' AssassinationsIrish National Invincibles
1916United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Counties of Dublin, Meath, Galway, Louth, Wexford, and CorkEaster RisingIrish Republican Brotherhood, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Volunteers, Cumann na mBan
1919–22Irish RepublicWar of IndependenceIrish Republican Army (1917–22), Cumann na mBan
1939–40England"Sabotage Campaign"Irish Republican Army (1922-1969)
1942–44Northern CampaignIrish Republican Army (1922-1969)
1956–62Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom borderBorder CampaignIrish Republican Army (1922-1969)
1969–98Northern Ireland (mostly), Republic of Ireland and Great BritainThe TroublesProvisional Irish Republican Army, Irish National Liberation Army, Official I Republican Army, Continuity Irish Republican Army, Real Irish Republican Army, Irish Peoples Liberation Organisation
1998–presentNorthern Ireland (mostly), Republic of Ireland and Great BritainDissident Irish republican campaign 1998 – presentContinuity Irish Republican Army, Real Irish Republican Army, Óglaigh na hÉireann, Republican Action Against Drugs, New Irish Republican Army

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