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In 1798, an organised rebellion in Ireland occurred, which was heavily inspired by the recent French and American revolutions. The First French Republic did send a rather large force of 14,000 to Ireland but due to storms they could not land and gave up on the Irish. Let's say if the fleet was sent a month later or earlier, landed in Munster and assisted the 50,000 organised Irish rebels under Wolfe Tone, succeeded in pushing the British forces off the island.

What is the change in the geopolitical situation in Europe with a pro-French independent Ireland? What do the Irish do after their victory? Do they support Napoleon? What about the Irish diaspora in British colonies and the United States?

I'd like to see some of these questions answered as I think it's an interesting idea of a independent Irish republic that is probably plausible (it surviving to modern times is another question).
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