Scullabogue Barn massacre
Massacre in Ireland during the 1798 rebellion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Scullabogue massacre was an atrocity committed in Scullabogue, near Newbawn, County Wexford, Ireland on 5 June 1798, during the 1798 rebellion. A guarding party of rebels massacred up to 200[1] noncombatant men, women and children, most of whom were Protestant (there were also about 20 Catholics), who were held prisoner in a barn which was then set alight. The massacre was a reaction to reports of atrocities committed by government forces during the Battle of New Ross. Those killed were prisoners loyal to the British crown and it is the only instance during the rebellion where the rebels killed women and children.[2][3] A participant in the rebellion, General Thomas Cloney, put the death count at 100.[4]
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Location | Scullabogue, Newbawn, County Wexford, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52.359291°N 6.772421°W / 52.359291; -6.772421 |
Date | 5 June 1798 |
Attack type | Burning, shooting |
Deaths | 100-200 noncombatant men, women and children |
Injured | 2 |
Perpetrator | Rebel guards |