The 1798 Irish rising failed because leaders ignored Catholic peasants’ land struggle

Evidence

The defeat is ordinarily ascribed to unfavorable winds that kept the promised French aid from arriving on time, but a more important reason is the failure of the United Irish leaders to link their demand for a democratic republic with the struggle of the Catholic peasant for land. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 133

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1798 Irish rising failed from ignoring the land question. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 133; Peasants fought for Austria because the national movement ignored them; Early Italian nationalists failed because aristocrats withheld support

Broader Connections

• The 1798 Irish rising failed from ignoring the land question. #corroborates (0.98) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 133
• Peasants fought for Austria because the national movement ignored them #exemplifies (0.88)
• Early Italian nationalists failed because aristocrats withheld support #exemplifies (0.78)