Cornelius Grogan
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Cornelius Grogan was a United Irishman
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Grogan was born about 1738, the eldest son of John Grogan of Johnstown Castle, Wexford
, by his wife Catherine, daughter and heiress of Major Andrew Knox of Rathmacknee. His father, a protestant landlord, was a member of the Irish parliament. Grogan succeeded to the family estates, was High Sheriff of Wexford
, and was from 1783 to 1790 M.P. for Enniscorthy
in the Irish parliament. On the outbreak of the Irish rebellion of 1798
Grogan joined the insurgents, and became commissary-general in their army. When Wexford was taken by the government forces Grogan was tried by court-martial.
He pleaded that he had been forced to take a nominal lead, but had been guilty of no overt act, but was hanged and beheaded on Wexford Bridge on 28 June 1798. Two other landlords of Wexford who had taken the same action as himself, John Henry Colclough
and Bagenal Beauchamp Harvey, suffered with him. Their heads were set up on the court-house, and their bodies flung into the Slaney; but Grogan's body was recovered by his followers, and secretly buried at Rathaspick, near Johnstown. His estates were escheated by the crown, but were restored on the payment of a heavy fine to his youngest and only surviving brother, John Knox. Another brother, Thomas, a lieutenant in the British army, was killed at the battle of Arklow
on 9 June 1798. A cousin, Edward Grogan
, born in 1802, M.P. for Dublin from 1841 to 1868, was created a baronet
on 23 April 1859.
United Irishman
The United Irishman title has been a very popular newspaper title in Ireland and a number of newspapers have been published under the title.*...
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Grogan was born about 1738, the eldest son of John Grogan of Johnstown Castle, Wexford
Wexford
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
, by his wife Catherine, daughter and heiress of Major Andrew Knox of Rathmacknee. His father, a protestant landlord, was a member of the Irish parliament. Grogan succeeded to the family estates, was High Sheriff of Wexford
High Sheriff of Wexford
The High Sheriff of Wexford was the British Crown’s judicial representative in County Wexford, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Irish Free State and replaced by the office of Wexford County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial...
, and was from 1783 to 1790 M.P. for Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Enniscorthy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Enniscorthy was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish parliament. On the outbreak of the Irish rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 , also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion , was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against British rule in Ireland...
Grogan joined the insurgents, and became commissary-general in their army. When Wexford was taken by the government forces Grogan was tried by court-martial.
He pleaded that he had been forced to take a nominal lead, but had been guilty of no overt act, but was hanged and beheaded on Wexford Bridge on 28 June 1798. Two other landlords of Wexford who had taken the same action as himself, John Henry Colclough
John Henry Colclough
John Henry Colclough was an Irish revolutionary during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.He was born circa 1769 into an old landowning Wexford family, the son of Thomas Francis Colclough and lived at Ballyteigue, Kilmore, in the barony of Bargy, Co. Wexford. He went abroad to study medicine and...
and Bagenal Beauchamp Harvey, suffered with him. Their heads were set up on the court-house, and their bodies flung into the Slaney; but Grogan's body was recovered by his followers, and secretly buried at Rathaspick, near Johnstown. His estates were escheated by the crown, but were restored on the payment of a heavy fine to his youngest and only surviving brother, John Knox. Another brother, Thomas, a lieutenant in the British army, was killed at the battle of Arklow
Battle of Arklow
The second Battle of Arklow took place during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 9 June when a force of United Irishmen from Wexford, estimated at 10,000 strong, launched an assault into County Wicklow, on the British-held town of Arklow, in an attempt to spread the rebellion into Wicklow and to...
on 9 June 1798. A cousin, Edward Grogan
Sir Edward Grogan, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Grogan, 1st Baronet was an Irish Conservative Party politician.Educated at Winchester College and Trinity College Dublin, Grogan matriculated with a M.A. degree. He was called to the bar in 1840...
, born in 1802, M.P. for Dublin from 1841 to 1868, was created a baronet
Grogan Baronets
The Grogan Baronetcy, of Moyvore in the County of Westmeath, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 April 1859 for the Irish politician Edward Grogan. His son, the second Baronet, was an officer in the British Army...
on 23 April 1859.