List of Irish uprisings


This is a list of uprisings by Irish people against English and British claims of sovereignty in Ireland. These uprisings include attempted counter-revolutions and rebellions, though some can be described as either depending upon perspective. After the United Irishmen Rebellion such uprisings became more revolutionary and republican in nature. Following the War of Independence, the partition of Ireland and the creation of the autonomous Irish Free State in 26 of the island's 32 counties in 1922, most but not all subsequent insurgent activity occurred within the six counties of Northern Ireland, which was retained in the United Kingdom.
YearLocationConflictOrganiser
1534Ireland Silken Thomas RebellionFitzGeralds of Kildare
1569–73IrelandFirst Desmond RebellionFitzGeralds of Desmond and allied clans
1579–83IrelandSecond Desmond RebellionFitzGeralds of Desmond and allied clans
1593–1603IrelandNine Years' WarHugh Ó Neill, Hugh Ó Donnell and allied clans
1608IrelandO'Doherty's rebellionSir Cahir O'Doherty
1641IrelandIrish Rebellion of 1641Phelim Ó Neill, Rory Ó Moore, Conor Maguire, Hugh Óg MacMahon
1642–52IrelandIrish Confederate WarsIrish Catholic Confederation
1689–91IrelandWilliamite WarJacobites under James II of England
1798IrelandIrish Rebellion of 1798Society of United Irishmen
1799–1803Ireland Michael Dwyer's Guerrilla campaignMichael Dwyer and his followers
1800Newfoundland ColonyUnited Irish UprisingSociety of United Irishmen
1803Ireland Irish rebellion of 1803Society of United Irishmen
1804Castle Hill, Colony of New South WalesCastle Hill RebellionSociety of United Irishmen
1848IrelandYoung Irelander Rebellion of 1848Young Ireland
1866–71British North America
Fenian RaidsFenian Brotherhood
1867IrelandFenian RisingFenian Brotherhood
1881–85Great BritainFenian dynamite campaignFenian Brotherhood
1882–83Ireland and British Cape Colony The Invincibles' AssassinationsIrish National Invincibles
1916IrelandEaster RisingIrish Republican Brotherhood, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Volunteers, Cumann na mBan
1919–22IrelandWar of IndependenceIrish Republican Army, Cumann na mBan
1939–40England"Sabotage Campaign"Irish Republican Army
1942–44Northern IrelandNorthern CampaignIrish Republican Army
1956–62Northern IrelandBorder CampaignIrish Republican Army
1969–98Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great BritainThe TroublesOfficial Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Irish National Liberation Army, Irish People's Liberation Organisation, Continuity IRA
1998–presentNorthern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great BritainDissident Irish republican campaign 1998 – presentReal Irish Republican Army, Continuity Irish Republican Army