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The 1798 Rebellion was a watershed in Irish history. It has been estimated that up to 30,000 people were killed during the uprising, with many more wounded. This CD brings together some of the few remaining primary sources about the people involved in this conflict. It contains two lists of individuals who made claims for compensation for loss of property during the rising, and also two lists of rebels who surrendered in Dublin City and Coolock Barony.

In total there are over 8,000 names included in this publication covering two different groups – those who took up arms and those whose property was damaged. These groups come from every social background, from poor Dublin city labourers and artisans to the aristocratic ascendancy of late eighteenth century Ireland.

This CD records details about:

• 1,218 people who surrendered in Coolock barony
• 1,057 people who surrendered in Dublin City
• 6,165 people who made a claim for losses

These claimants came from the following counties:

• Antrim 143
• Carlow 288
• Cavan 1
• Clare 7
• Cork 21
• Down 136
• Dublin 173
• England 11
• Galway 63
• Kerry 3
• Kildare 363
• Kilkenny 251
• Kings (Offaly) 29
• Leitrim 70
• Limerick 2
• Londonderry 3
• Longford 79
• Mayo 686
• Meath 145
• Monaghan 1
• Queens (Laois) 42
• Roscommon 15
• Sligo 215
• Tipperary 20
• Tyrone 1
• Waterford 5
• Westmeath 45
• Wexford 2,208
• Wicklow 1,033