1798 uprising and emigration to Scotland

[clarkcw]

My ancestor Thomas Clark seems to have settled in Whithorn and produced children from 1810 onwards so I wonder if he came over post -1798 rebellion.  Does anyone have any info on the extent and effect of the uprising especially on the Northern counties as the family soon settled into the Church of Scotland, were  probably Presbyterian, and possibly descendants of the Plantation Scots of 200 yrs earlier.

Any help would be appreciated

Charles William Clark

[Ticker]

Hi Charles

I don't know if this article will help but I came across it when looking for an answer for you.  I thought it was fascinating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Rebellion_of_1798

Best wishes

Ticker

[Christopher]

Hello Charles,

The BBC Your Place and Mine site contains an article about the 1798 Rebellion and the ‘Battle of Ballynahinch’ by Horace Reid who is a historian in the town  http://tiny.cc/zp2yp

Rev. William Sunderland Smith, a minister of the Non-Subscribing Presbyterian congregation in Antrim town from 1872 to 1912, recorded the memories of people who were able to tell him a little bit about the Uprising. www.scotchirish.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3146

Christopher

[aghadowey]

Without more facts it would be hard to know the reason the family moved to Scotlan.d Bear in mind that people were constantly moving between Ireland (especially Ulster) and Scotland.

[Christopher]

A bit more googling has produced the following information ... "In January, 1798, the London Government's agents uncovered plans for a general uprising in Scotland and the establishment of a Scottish Republic. Scottish republicans were in close contact with the United Irishmen." Click here to learn a bit more about this. Part of the explanation for the constant movement between the north of Ireland and Scotland was the attitude of the Established Church towards Presbyterians who were regarded in much the same light as members of the Roman Catholic faith. The Wikipedia article about the Penal Laws (Ireland) explains this situation.

Christopher