"Norm Simcock" <normejs@live.com.au> asked: Please explain > It meant that you belonged to a seditious organisation like the > whiteboys The whiteboys were a secret society for rebellion against British rule. Go to IrelandOldNews.com and enter whiteboys in the search engine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -