influence in the locality. In 1798, Cassidy was the local magistrate.

On 25 May 1798, insurgents from the surrounding countryside marched on the town of Monasterevin in an attempt to capture it. The Battle of Monasterevin took place in the Main Street opposite St. John's church, which had been fortified by local yeomanry and militiamen. A charge by the Monasterevin Yeomanry Cavalry routed the insurgents.

Later in the year, Fr. Edward Prendergast was arrested and condemned to death for ministering to the insurgents in their camp

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