Battle of Enniscorthy
Battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798EnniscorthyHistory of County WexfordIrish history stubsUse Hiberno-English from February 2020
The Battle of Enniscorthy was a land battle fought during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, on 28 May 1798, when an overwhelming force of rebels assailed the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, which was defended only by a 300-strong garrison supported by loyalist civilians. On the previous day at nearby Oulart, several thousand rebels led by Fr John Murphy had massacred a detachment of the North Cork militia, amounting to 110 officers and men.: 92–93
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Abbey Quay,
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Abbey Quay
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Ireland
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