United Irishman
now historical
noun
A member of a society formed in Belfast and Dublin in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone and James Napper Tandy to agitate for parliamentary reform and equal religious rights.
- Although originally formed to promote union between Catholics and Protestants, the United Irishmen became a chiefly Catholic secret society which fought for an independent Irish republic and instigated the Irish Rebellion of 1798..
Origin
Late 18th century.