Boyd, I apologize for sending this to you twice, but I forgot to include everyone and would really like others to get your reply. Here's mine ... No doubt the Presbyterians were looking after their own interests in 1798, but please clarify something for me. With the revolt, did they achieve any substantial portion of their goals? I've read that, in the aftermath of the revolt, "radical" Presbyterians were now able to enlist in the yeomanry. Of course, as always, not everyone in a particular religion was of the same mind in such matters. In any event, do you think signing the 1812-14 petitions might have been more altruistic than was the revolt? As an aside, I read also that the only area where 1798 "rebels" committed widespread atrocities was in County Wexford. Loretta -----Original Message----- From: cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Boyd Gray via Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:27 AM To: 'Loretta Layman'; 'Frances McBride'; CoTyroneIreland-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Church records And, of course, Loretta, it was Presbyterians who took the lead in Ulster in the United Irishmen's Revolt of 1798. But I think there was a large element of self interest in that! Boyd Gray http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/default.htm http://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ http://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy