The Whiteboys, a Violent Agrarian Protest Movement, Begins in Tipperary and Spreads Through Munster and West Leinster

October 01, 1761

Amid rising sectarian tensions, partly fueled by the Mathew-Maude controversy, the Whiteboys, a violent agrarian protest movement, emerge in Tipperary and spread across Munster and West Leinster.

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The Whiteboys, a Violent Agrarian Protest Movement, Begins in Tipperary and Spreads Through Munster and West Leinster

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October 01, 1761