Young Ireland plaque - Tipperary

This plaque is located in the village of The Commons in Tipperary and commerates Young Ireland  which was a political, cultural and social movement of the mid-19th century. It led changes in Irish nationalism including an abortive rebellion known as the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. Many of the latter's leaders were tried for sedition and sentenced to penal transportationto Van Dieman’s Land.

From its beginnings in the late 1830s, Young Ireland grew in influence and inspired following generations of Irish nationalists.