A pike-head used in the United Irish Rebellion of 1798. The two prongs would have been inserted into a wooden staff. (Image © National Museum of Ireland; used with permission.)&nbsp;In its “Things Laconically Noted” column, the January 31, 1879, issue of the  Savannah Morning News &nbsp;detailed “an Irish pike, which was used in the Irish rebellion of ’98 and which was brought from Ireland by an Irish lady, now a resident of this city.” The newspaper explained that the artifact would be&nbsp; available for viewing “on the Sisters’ table” — that is, a stand operated by the Sisters of Mercy — at the upcoming Catholic Fair, a fundraising event for two Catholic parishes in the city.