Gibbet Rath executions

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Gibbet Rath executions
Part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Gibbet Rath executions (Ireland)
Location	Gibbet Rath, Curragh, County Kildare
Coordinates	53°09′08″N 6°51′35″W / 53.152197°N 6.859748°W / 53.152197; -6.859748
Date	29 May 1798 Morning
Attack type	Summary execution of prisoners of war
Deaths	300–500
Perpetrator	Militia, dragoons and yeomanry under the command of Sir James Duff

The Gibbet Rath executions /ˈdʒɪbət ræθ/, sometimes called the Gibbet Rath massacre, refers to the execution of several hundred surrendering rebels by government forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 at the Curragh of Kildare on 29 May 1798.