What Was The Great Irish Rebellion?

The Great Irish Rebellion took place in 1798.
It occurred because Pitt and the British government did not have a well defined political policy for Ireland.
In the space a few weeks it's estimated that around 30,000 people lost their lives in the rebellion.
One of the main figures of the rebellion was Wolf Tone a Protestant Dublin barrister who had sided with the French in 1796, against British rule in Ireland. Tone was a member of the United Irishmen, Catholics and Protestants  who wanted to open the Irish parliament to all Irishmen regardless of their religion or social position.
The situation should be seen in the context of the period. Britain had lost her American colonies in 1782 and had been at war with the French. At the time of the rebellion it has been said that Ireland was in 'political limbo'.
It was said that 'Englands difficulty is Ireland's oppurtunity'. The rebellion failed with great loss of life.