ceathair fiche An Bhealtaine, or in Manx, kiare feed Boadlyn Flitting Day's Eve, On the Road Again...la la la la la la -- Road Again. In 1798 the '98 Rising started in Ireland. The Directory of the United Irishman had hoped for French aid but could not count on it. The planned an insurection for the 23rd of Mat, but the English had spies and the Irish leaders were arrested. On the 24th the uprising occurred in Meath, Leinster and Ulster. The participants were poorly armed and were suppressed and suffered heavy losses. Wexford put up the best fight. They were a mix of Saxons( they actually spoke an old Saxon language at that time) and the Irish.