Whiteboys

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf secret society
gptkbp:activeDuring 18th century
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Levellers
gptkbp:formedIn 1761
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whiteboys
gptkbp:influenced other Irish secret societies
gptkbp:influencedBy agrarian unrest
gptkbp:mainActivity agrarian protest
opposition to enclosure of common lands
resistance to landlords
gptkbp:method intimidation
property destruction
nighttime raids
threatening letters
gptkbp:notableFor white smocks worn during raids
gptkbp:opposedBy British authorities
landlords
tithe collectors
gptkbp:purpose prevent evictions
oppose rent increases
protect tenant farmers
gptkbp:region gptkb:County_Cork
gptkb:Munster
gptkb:County_Limerick
gptkb:County_Tipperary
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ribbonmen
Defenders
Rockites
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irish_Ribbonmen
gptkb:Whiteboys_agrarian_unrest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7