Petition against Captain Rock (Whiteboys), Bandon Co. Cork, 1820s Subscribers
Petition against Captain Rock (Whiteboys), Bandon Co. Cork, 1820s Subscribers
11 Saturday Jul 2015
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11 Saturday Jul 2015
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Petition against Captain Rock (Whiteboys), Bandon Co. Cork, 1820s Subscribers
West Cork History 
Captain Rock was a fictitious character invented by the Whiteboys to keep the soldiers distracted. Learned this from Richard Butler’s talk about courthouses at the Bantry Historical Society.
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