subs. (Irish).—See quot.
1772. [THACKERAY, Barry Lyndon, xvi.]. The kingdom of Ireland was at this period ravaged by various parties of banditti; who, under the name of Whiteboys, Oakboys, STEELBOYS, with captains at their head, killed proctors, fired stacks, houghed and maimed cattle, and took the law into their own hands.
