On this day in history in 1798 nearly 500 United Irishmen are killed in a conflict against the British in County Kildare. This is one of the many battles the United Irishmen fought during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The rebellion lasted from May until September. The United Irishmen who rebelled were influenced by the French and American revolutions, the latter having won against the British only a few short years before.
