On the night of 26 May 1798, County Wexford rose in insurrection, just days after a series of failed uprisings across Ireland. A series of fictional tweets imagines how the outbreak might have been covered on Twitter.
Wexford Rebellion, 1798
After the Battle of Oulart Hill, the United Irishmen grew in size. Although news of the victory was instantaneous in the fictional tweets above, it took days before anyone knew what had happened to the North Cork Militia. Over the coming days and weeks, the rebels captured the garrison at Enniscorthy before advancing on Wexford Town. By the time they reached the outskirts of the town, their numbers had swelled to roughly 10,000 people.