Requiem for the Croppies

DESCRIPTION: "The pockets of our greatcoats full of barley," the croppies fought with pikes and would "stampede cattle into infantry." "Until, on Vinegar Hill, the fatal conclave.... And in August the barley grew up out of the grave"
AUTHOR: Seamus Heaney (1939-) (source: Moylan-TheAgeOfRevolution-1776-1815)
EARLIEST DATE: 2000 (Moylan-TheAgeOfRevolution-1776-1815)
KEYWORDS: rebellion battle death burial
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
June 21, 1798 - The Wexford rebels are defeated at Vinegar Hill
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Moylan-TheAgeOfRevolution-1776-1815 141, "Requiem for the Croppies" (1 text)
File: Moyl141

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