1798 Rebellion
In what year did the rebellion take place?
1798
What Act came into effect in 1801?
Act of Union
Did most Irish people live in towns or the countryside?
Countryside
Who owned large areas of farmland?
Landlords
What powered early steam trains?
Steam engines
What organisation organised the rebellion?
United Irishmen
Where was Ireland governed from after 1801?
Westminster, London
Name two jobs people did in Irish towns
Shopkeeper, factory worker, etc.
What was a tenant farmer?
Someone who rented land to farm
What invention allowed people to capture photographs in the 1840s?
Photography/cameras
Name the famous United Irishmen leader who died in 1798.
Wolfe Tone
What important change happened for Catholics in 1829?
Catholic Emancipation
Which industry was Belfast famous for?
Linen
What was a cottier?
Someone with a tiny plot who often worked for a farmer or landlord
Name one new technology used in steamships by the 1840s.
Iron hulls or screw propellers
In which county did French soldiers land to support the rebellion in August 1798?
Mayo
What did Daniel O'Connell want to achieve through Repeal?
Restore an Irish Parliament
Give one important difference between town and countryside life.
Wages and urban jobs versus farming and land
Why was depending on potatoes dangerous?
Crop failure could leave families without enough food
Why didn't the existence of trains and steamships mean everyone in Ireland lived a modern life?
Technology was not equally accessible, particularly to poor rural families