Famine Warhouse 1848
The Famine Warhouse in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, was the site of the 1848 Young Irelander Rebellion, where rebels led by William Smith O’Brien confronted police during Ireland’s Great Famine.
What Happened?
Famine Warhouse 1848 at Farranrory Upper, Ballingarry, in South Tipperary, was the scene during the Great Famine of the 1848 Rising. Here William Smith O’Brien, M.P., leader of the Young Irelanders attempted to stage a bloodless revolution to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
