| 单词 | united irishman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasUnited Irishman United Irishman n. now historical a member of a society formed in Belfast and Dublin in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone and James Napper Tandy to agitate for parliamentary reform and equal religious rights.Although originally formed to promote union between Catholics and Protestants, the United Irishmen became a chiefly Catholic secret society which fought for an independent Irish republic and instigated the Irish Rebellion of 1798. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of hougher1712 white boys1762 Steel boy1772 defender1788 United Irishman1791 Orangeman1796 marksman1800 Thresher1806 marchman1814 Orangist1822 Rockite1824 Brunswicker1828 Terry Alt1831 whitefoot1831 Repeal Warden1841 Young Irelander1844 Fenian1864 Land-leaguer1878 invincible1883 leaguer1892 Provie1972 1791 At Meeting Soc. of United Irishmen 2 For the attainment, then, of this great and important object—for the removal of absurd and ruinous distinctions—and for promoting a complete Coalition of the People—a Club has been formed, composed of all Religious Persuasions, who have adopted for their Name—The Society of United Irishmen of Dublin, and have taken as their declaration, That of a similar Society in Belfast. 1799 J. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 4 He is doubtless a United Irishman. 1837 S. Lover Rory O'More I. x. 214 An extended palm which..exchanged with him the grip of the United Irishman. 1997 London Rev. Bks. 29 May 12/3 Lord Edward placed his hopes in the United Irishmen, though cracks were appearing between French Revolutionary-style Protestants and Catholics of the more traditionally rebellious persuasion. < as lemmas |
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