During the troublesome times prior to the 1798 Rebellion led by the United Irishmen, the congregation's minister, the Reverend William Holmes, an opponent of the rebel cause, formed and drilled The Ballyeaston Yeomanry.
During the tumultuous period leading up to the 1798 Rebellion led by the United Irishmen, the minister of the congregation, Reverend William Holmes, an opponent of the rebellion, organized and trained The Ballyeaston Yeomanry.