wolf tone (the father of irish republicans)

• born in dublin in 1763
• wolfe tone was a protestante (presbytarian)
• studied law at trinity college dublin
• supported catholic emancipation (giving catholics the same freedoms that the protestants had)
• a founding member of the society of the united irishmen-first meeting held in belfast in 1791
• caught giving information to a spy working for the french, was allowed to emigrate to america in 1795
• 1796 he travelled to paris to try to persuade the french government to send an invasion to ireland
• that year he sailed with 43 ships and 15000 french soldiers but had to return because of the bad weather
• when the british launched severe measures against the rebels, the rebellion had to take place without the french invasion
• in 1798 tone arrived in Loch Swilly in October with 3000 French troops
• they were defeated and tone was captured
• at his trial he requested a soldiers death (ie. shot)
• this was refused and he committed suicide in prison