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Theobald #WolfeTone died in prison #OTD 1798. He had been a founder member of the #UnitedIrishmen in 1791, had personally sought assistance from the French and was aboard a ship at the aborted invasion at Bantry Bay in 1796, and a leader in the #1798Rising.
He was buried in Bodenstown, Co. Kildare.
https://www.dib.ie/biography/tone-theobald-wolfe-a8590