Above: Secret Societies The misery and discontent prevailing all over tlie country at this time gave origin to various oath- bound societies, by which the country was for many years disturbed.g The Whiteboys who first rose up in 1761, were so called because they wore white shirts over their coats when out on their nightly excursions : and their operations were chiefly in the counties of Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Tipperary. This combination was not political : it was not directed against the govern- ... Read More