He was born circa 1769 into an old landowning Wexford family, the son of Thomas Francis Colclough and lived at Ballyteigue, Kilmore. He went abroad to study medicine and qualified as a doctor.[1] On his return to Wexford he married Elizabeth Berry.[2]
Colclough became involved with the United Irishmen who, seeking to secure for Ireland a representative national government, determined upon a republican insurrection against the British Crown. Responding, it was later claimed, to pressure from his tenants,[3] he was then seen in the company of the rebels at the Battle of New Ross.[4]
After the rebel defeat, he fled with his wife and Bagenal Harvey to the Greater Saltee Island, from whence they planned to escape to republican France. They were betrayed under torture by a local farmer, arrested, and brought to Wexford town to be court-martialled.[3] Found guilty, they were hanged on Wexford bridge on 28 June 1798, their heads afterwards put on spikes and their bodies thrown into the River Slaney. Colclough's body was recovered by his supporters during the night and buried in St. Patrick's burying ground, Wexford.[2]
Kelly, James (2004). "Colclough, John Henry (1769/70–1798)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5839. Retrieved 29 June 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
January 01, 1970
john, henry, colclough, 1769, june, 1798, united, irishman, executed, wexford, following, irish, rebellion, 1798, contents, life, also, references, sourceslife, edithe, born, circa, 1769, into, landowning, wexford, family, thomas, francis, colclough, lived, ba. John Henry Colclough c 1769 28 June 1798 was a United Irishman who was executed in Wexford following the Irish Rebellion of 1798 Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesLife editHe was born circa 1769 into an old landowning Wexford family the son of Thomas Francis Colclough and lived at Ballyteigue Kilmore He went abroad to study medicine and qualified as a doctor 1 On his return to Wexford he married Elizabeth Berry 2 Colclough became involved with the United Irishmen who seeking to secure for Ireland a representative national government determined upon a republican insurrection against the British Crown Responding it was later claimed to pressure from his tenants 3 he was then seen in the company of the rebels at the Battle of New Ross 4 After the rebel defeat he fled with his wife and Bagenal Harvey to the Greater Saltee Island from whence they planned to escape to republican France They were betrayed under torture by a local farmer arrested and brought to Wexford town to be court martialled 3 Found guilty they were hanged on Wexford bridge on 28 June 1798 their heads afterwards put on spikes and their bodies thrown into the River Slaney Colclough s body was recovered by his supporters during the night and buried in St Patrick s burying ground Wexford 2 See also editWexford Rebellion of 1798 Bagenal Harvey Cornelius Grogan Matthew Keogh Philip Roche John Kelly of Killanne Rebel leaders hanged on Wexford bridge 28 June 1798References edit Leaders 2012 a b Kelly 2004 a b Compendium 1878 Henderson 1887 Sources edit Leaders of 1798 National 1798 Centre Enniscorthy Co Wexford Ireland Archived from the original on 23 March 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2012 Webb Alfred 1878 John Henry Colclough A Compendium of Irish Biography Library Ireland Henderson Thomas Finlayson 1887 Colclough John Henry In Stephen Leslie ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 11 London Smith Elder amp Co p 260 Kelly James 2004 Colclough John Henry 1769 70 1798 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 5839 Retrieved 29 June 2013 Subscription or UK public library membership required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Henry Colclough amp oldid 1189427012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
