Draft:The Battle of Randalstown

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During the 1798 United Irishmen Uprising, control of Randalstown was taken on 7th June when the Yeomanry in the British Garrisson surrendered to the United Irishmen.^[1] Ballymena Garrison surrendered on the same day and the Minister of the Moravian Settlement at Gracehill recorded in their diary^[2] that "Randalstown was seen in flames" on 9th June 1798 as the Yeomanry marched on Ballymena. Both the United Irishmen and the people of Ballymena sought refuge at Gracehill as they feared Ballymena would be reduced to ashes by British forces like Randalstown had been. The United Irishmen Uprising was led by Presbyterians and Catholics who were united in resistance to the Penal Laws of the time that favoured Anglicans over other Christian denominations. The Gracehill diaries record that on the 10th June 1798 "Moravians, Anglicans, Presbyterians and Catholics knelt down together in our place". In the subsequent battle of Antrim, Viscount O'Neill was fatally wounded. Twenty two year old Presbyterian lawyer James Dickey led the United Irishmen who took Randalstown on 7th June 1798, and was captured and sentenced to death on 26th June 1798.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Bardon, Jonathon (2008). A Short History of Ireland Audiobook. BBC Radio Ulster. pp. Episode 155.
^ Kearney, Vincent (2022). "Ireland's only Moravian village seeks UNESCO status". RTE website. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Masterminding the battle of Randalstown cost a 22 year old Crumlin man his head". Antrim Guardian. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[1] Bardon, Jonathon (2008). A Short History of Ireland Audiobook. BBC Radio Ulster. pp. Episode 155.

[2] Kearney, Vincent (2022). "Ireland's only Moravian village seeks UNESCO status". RTE website. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[3] "Masterminding the battle of Randalstown cost a 22 year old Crumlin man his head". Antrim Guardian. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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