On That Day in 1798 - Calendar of Events . Effective martial law. . The first meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland takes place in the home of Thomas Verner, in Dublin.
Martial law is declared there. .
The disarming continues and spreads to Co. Wicklow. The new National Directory of the United Irishmen meets in Dublin. The date for the rebellion is set. The rebellion begins in Leinster, chiefly in Co. Kildare. The insurgents are repulsed at Naas and Clane, are defeated at Rathangan, but are victorious at the Battle of Prosperous.