The 1798 Rebellion - Stories From a Living Graveyard (Part 4)
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2020
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In the summer of 1798 large parts of Ireland were ravaged by one of the largest rebellions in Irish history. Numerous people in communities around Preban marched off to fight alongside the rebels. Some paid a heavy price and their graves can be found in Preban Graveyard. In this episode you will hear the story of the 1798 rebellion and how people from Preban were involved.
This episode is the fourth of seven in 'Stories from a Living Graveyard’. The series will be released daily as part of Heritage Week 2020.
Sound by Jason Looney
Special thanks to Yvonne Whitty, the Heritage office of Wicklow County Coucil & Preban Graveyard Committee.
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| 1:45.0 | welcome to stories from a living graveyard, a podcast series created by myself, |
| 1:50.0 | Finn Duwire and Damien Shields, the host of the Forgotten Irish Podcast. |
| 1:55.0 | Stories from a Living Graveyard is a seven-part series that looks at the history of Prebence Cemetery |
| 2:00.2 | in County Wicklow. |
| 2:01.7 | In this episode we journey back to one of the most violent |
| 2:04.8 | and bloody chapters in the history of this part of Ireland. The 1798 |
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