| Battle of Newtownmountkennedy | |||||||
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| Part of the United Irishmen Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Irishmen |
 Great Britain | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~1,000 | ~140 | ||||||
The Battle of Newtownmountkennedy was fought on 30 May 1798, between forces of the British Crown and a force of Native Irish Rebels, during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Approximately 170 Irish rebel forces were killed out of 1000, followed by an execution of the Rebels’ leader, Michael Neil.[1]
- ^ Kavanagh, Paul (28 October 2015). "'The Battle of Newtownmountkennedy'". Our Wicklow Heritage. Retrieved 18 September 2018.