About Emmet, Robert Emmet Academy

Emmet, Robert (1778-1803)  Robert Emmet was born in Dublin, Ireland.  After graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, he began to plan a rebellion for Irish independence.  After an unsuccessful revolt in 1798, Emmet and others fled to the European continent and joined with groups of revolutionaries.  After returning to Ireland, Emmet led another revolt on England.  This uprising was again unsuccessful, and Emmet was forced to hide in a cave near Harold’s Cross where he was discovered and put on trial for high treason.  He was found guilty and executed on September 20, 1803.  His “speech from the dock” urges his fellow Irishmen to continue to fight until Ireland takes its place “among the nations of the earth.”

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