Captain Rock
Captain Rock was a mythical Irish Folk hero, and the name used for the Agrarian rebel group he represented in the south-west of Ireland from 1821-1824.[1] Similar to the earlier Whiteboys, they arose as a reaction against the English and Anglo-Irish Feudal landowners. Captain Rock (or Rockites) were responsible for up to a thousand incidents of murder, arson, rape and mutilation in the short time they were active.[2]
References
- ^ Ellis, Peter Berresford. Irelands Forgotten Rockite Rebellion, The Irish Democrat, 27 July (2004)
- ^ The Irish Examiner. Review of 'Captain Rock: The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824', March 6 (2010)
Further reading
- Donnelly, James S. Captain Rock: The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821–1824 (2009)
- Christianson, Gale E. "Secret Societies and Agrarian Violence in Ireland, 1790-1840." Agricultural History (1972): 369-384. in JSTOR