Rebellion Towns & Villages
The data below summarise the main events and locations associated with the 1798 Rebellion in Co. Kildare through information tables.
A brief narrative account of the events for a selected number of towns and villages, along with the massacre at Gibbet Rath, the United Irishmen surrender at Knockaulin, and the final end of the Rebellion in Co. Kildare, can be accessed from the links menu below (and at the end of each individual “Rebellion Towns & Villages” page, or from the menu to the right).
Rebellion Towns & Villages – brief narrative accounts
Naas | Ballymore | Old Kilcullen | Knockaulin | Narraghmore | Ballitore | Athy | Monasterevin | Kildare Town | Rathangan | Gibbet Rath | Clane | Prosperous | Timahoe | Ovidstown | Surrender
Battles in County Kildare during the 1798 Rebellion
| Location | Dates | |
| 1. | Naas | May 24th |
| 2. | Ballymore | May 24th |
| 3. | Prosperous | May 24th and June 19th |
| 4. | Clane | May 24th / Ambushes July 5th / 6th |
| 5. | Old Kilcullen | May 24th |
| 6. | Turnpike Hill | May 24th |
| 7. | Narraghmore | May 24th |
| 8. | Red Gap Hill | May 24th |
| 9. | Castledermot | May 24th |
| 10. | Monasterevin | May 24th |
| 11. | Kilcock | May 25th/ June 1st and June 4th |
| 12. | Leixlip | May 25th/ May 26 and June 8th |
| 13. | Rathangan | May 26th and May 28th |
| 14. | Maynooth | June 10th/June 14th |
| 15. | Ovidstown | June 19th |
| 16. | Clonard | July 10th |
Rebel Occupation in County Kildare during the 1798 Rebellion
| Location | Dates | |
| 1. | Prosperous | May24th-June 19th |
| 2. | Knockaulin | May 24th-May 28th |
| 3. | Kildare | May 24th-May 29th |
| 4. | Rathangan | May 26th-May 28th |
| 5. | Ballitore | May24th-May 27th |
| 6. | Barnhill | May 26th-Early June |
| 7. | Gibbet Rath | May 26th-May 29th |
| 8. | Timahoe | May26th-July 21st |
Yeomanry Houses in County Kildare during the 1798 Rebellion
| Houses | Yeomanry | Captain | |
| 1 | Millicent | Clane Cavalry | R. Griffith |
| 2 | Furnace | Naas Cavalry | R. Nevill |
| 3 | Forenaughts | Forenaughts Cavalry | J. Wolfe |
| 4 | Killashee | Kilcullen Infantry | T. Graydon |
| 5 | Harristown | Kilcullen Cavalry | R. La Touche |
| 6 | Narraghmore | East Narragh Cavalry | M. Keatinge |
| 7 | Belan | Moone & Talbotstown Cavalry | Earl of Aldborough |
| 8 | Milbrook | Castledermot Cavalry | J. Green |
| 9 | Glassealy | Loyal Athy Infantry | T.T. Rawson |
| 10 | Moore Abbey | Monasterevin Cavalry | Marquis of Drogheda |
| 11 | Rathangan | Rathangan Cavalry | |
| 12 | Ballina | Ballina Cavalry | A. O’Farrell |
| 13 | Donadea | Donadea Cavalry | Sir F. Alymer, Bart. |
| 14 | Carton | Maynooth Cavalry | Duke of Leinster |
Government Garrisons in County Kildare during the 1798 Rebellion
Naas was subjected to a Rebel attack on May 24th the Rebels were repulsed by the force of the Garrison.
Athy remained strong throughout the Rebellion.
Prosperous was sacked by Rebels on May 24th with a loss of 40 of the Garrisons troops
Garrisons protected by Yeomanry following troops withdrawal on May 24th
Castledermot attacked May 24th; Rebels repulsed
Ballitore occupied by Rebels May 24th-May 27th with the loss of a number of Suffolk fencilbles
Castlemartin headquarters of the military in Co. Kildare
Ballymore attacked May 24th; Rebels repulsed with loss of 7 Dragoons
Monasterevin attacked May 25th with loss of 5 yeomen
Kildare occupied by Rebels May 24th-May 27th
Kilcock attacked May 25th/June 1st/June 4th; Rebels repulsed on all occasions
Clane attacked May 24th; Rebels repulsed
Sallins remained unaffected
Rathangan Garrison withdrew a day later than all other Garrisons. Rathangan was attacked May 26th and remained occupied until May 28th.
Rebellion Towns & Villages
Naas | Ballymore | Old Kilcullen | Knockaulin | Narraghmore | Ballitore | Athy | Monasterevin | Kildare Town | Rathangan | Gibbet Rath | Clane | Prosperous | Timahoe | Ovidstown | Surrender