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Whiteboynoun
A member of the , a secret Irish agrarian organization in 18th-century Ireland.
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The Whiteboys (Irish: na Buachaillí Bána) were a secret Irish agrarian organisation in 18th-century Ireland which defended tenant-farmer land-rights for subsistence farming. Their name derives from the white smocks that members wore in their nighttime raids. Because they levelled fences at night, they were usually called "Levellers" by the authorities, and by themselves "Queen Sive Oultagh's children" ("Sive" or "Sieve Oultagh" being anglicised from the Irish Sadhbh Amhaltach, or Ghostly Sally), "fairies", or followers of "Johanna Meskill" or "Sheila Meskill" (symbolic figures supposed to lead the movement). They sought to address rack-rents, tithe-collection, excessive priests' dues, evictions, and other oppressive acts. As a result, they targeted landlords and tithe collectors. Over time, Whiteboyism became a general term for rural violence connected to secret societies. Because of this generalization, the historical record for the Whiteboys as a specific organisation is unclear. Three major outbreaks of Whiteboyism occurred: in 1761–1764, 1770–1776, and 1784–1786.
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Whiteboynoun
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Whiteboyadjective
one of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids
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Whiteboy
"Whiteboy" is a song by British alternative rock band James. It was the first single released from their 2008 comeback album Hey Ma. The single was released on 24 June 2008 via the US iTunes Store.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whiteboy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whiteboy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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