Irish Republic (1798)

Irish Republic
Poblacht na hÉireann
Revolutionary state, puppet state of France
1798
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Territory claimed by the Irish Republic
Capital		Dublin 53°21′N 6°16′W / 53.350°N 6.267°W / 53.350; -6.267
Languages		Irish, English
Government		Republic
Commander in Chief of the Army of Ireland
•	22 August 1798– 8 September 1798	General Humberta De facto as no civilian head of state took office although a civilian President of one province, Connacht, was appointed
History
•	Arrival of French forces	22 August 1798
•	Storming of Killala	23 September 1798
Currency		Pound sterling
Preceded by History of Ireland (1691–1801)
Today part of		Ireland  United Kingdom

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The Irish Republic (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann or Saorstát Éireann) sometimes called the Republic of Connacht was a short lived puppet state proclaimed as the successor to the Kingdom of Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. In theory the Republic covered the whole island of Ireland, but its functional control was limited to only very small parts of the country, mainly in the Province of Connacht. The Kingdom of Ireland state forces maintained presence across most of the country including the main towns such as Dublin, Belfast and Cork.

At the time of the Rebellion of 1798 a force of 1,000 French soldiers under General Humbert landed at Killala in County Mayo. General Humbert declared the Irish Republic in his declaration to the people upon landing in Ireland on 22 August 1798:

LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY, UNION, After several unsuccessful attempts, behold at last Frenchmen arrived amongst you... Union, Liberty, the Irish Republic! Such is our shout. Let us march. Our hearts are devoted to you; our glory is in your happiness.

After the nascent Republic's victory at the Battle of Castlebar which took place on 27 August 1798, General Humbert, on 31 August 1798, issued the following decree, which inter alia appointed John Moore as the President of the Government of the Province of Connacht: