1. Wolfe Tone
   1. The Wolfe Tone Rebellion in 1978 failed and resulted in Tone being arrested.
   2. Tone was a protestant and tried to declare his republic in English
   3. Tone had only small pockets of support around Ireland, as he failed to appeal to the masses
2. Davitt
   1. Member of the Fenians
   2. Fundamental in the introduction of future Land Acts
   3. Didn't use Violence, used other methods such as Boycotting
   4. Campaigned for the 3 F's; -Fair Rent -Fixture of Tenure -Free Sale
3. Young Ireland
   1. Very Similar to Young Italy, in that they were too secretive to gain any mass support
   2. Supported the Repeal Associaton
   3. Turned to violence after the Potato Famine (Due to lack of government response and the amount of deaths
      1. They were inspired by the French Revolution
      2. Revolution took place in 1848, but failed when they failed to capture a police party who were hiding in widow McCormacks house, holding the family hostage
4. Emmet
   1. Emmets attempt at an uprising in 1803 becamse an unruly mob that failed to achieve anything
5. Fenians/IRB
   1. IRB = Irish Republican Brotherhood
   2. Funded by America in the latter part of the century
   3. During the later periods, they spread to England, causing violence and scaring people
   4. Used violent methods that often lost them support
6. Themes
   1. Violence
      1. Easter Rising
      2. Phoenix Park Murders(1882)
      3. Fenians (1867, England attacks)
      4. Emmet (1803 riots that went out of control)
   2. Methods
      1. Too Secretive
      2. No Monster meetings
      3. Lost Support of Catholic Church (Through Violence)
      4. Martyrdom
   3. Aims
      1. Independence
         1. This wasn't really supported until 1870, people were more focused on food rather than politics. This changed after the Land Leagues.
   4. Other
      1. Cultural
         1. This was more effective They appealed to people by things such as Gaelic Association
      2. Government Mistakes
         1. Black and Tans
         2. Threat of conscription
   5. Overall, most of the events were a failure, they were either out of control, to secretive or badly organised. They also failed to appeal to the masses or focus the current problems, such as farming or land.