Ribbonism

English

Etymology

ribbon +‎ -ism, from the green badge they wore.

Proper noun

Ribbonism

  1. (historical) A 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.