Terry AltTerryaltn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrɪ ˌɔːlt/, U.S.

/ˈtɛri ˌɔlt/,

/ˈtɛri ˌɑlt/, Irish English

/ˈtɛri ˌɑlt/,

/ˈtɛri ˌɒːlt/

Forms: Also elliptical Terry.

Etymology: According to a manuscript diary of 1831 quoted in Times Lit. Suppl. (1932) 29 Sept. 691/4, Terry Alts was the name of an innocent bystander suspected of an outrage on a man.

Irish History.

A member of a secret agrarian association active in western Ireland in the 1830s. Chiefly in plural. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of

hougher1712

white boys1762

Steel boy1772

defender1788

United Irishman1791

Orangeman1796

marksman1800

Thresher1806

marchman1814

Orangist1822

Rockite1824

Brunswicker1828

Terry Alt1831

whitefoot1831

Repeal Warden1841

Young Irelander1844

Fenian1864

Land-leaguer1878

invincible1883

leaguer1892

Provie1972

1831 D. O'Connell Let. 15 May (1888) I. 263 It is probable that, without the aid of the ‘Terry Alt’ system, he could not poll one hundred votes by all his other exertions.

1832 Courier 17 Feb. 2/5 The Terries in the County of Galway are levying contributions.

1842 J. C. Hall Ireland II. 122 The Terry Alts in Clare.

1861 W. J. Fitzpatrick Life, Times, & Corr. Dr. Doyle II. xxxix. 334 He urged the ‘Shanavests’, the ‘Caravats’, the ‘Terryalts’, and the ‘Rockites’, to abandon their deeds of blood; he implored of the Ribbonmen to cast their evil combinations to the winds.

1880 W. J. Fitz-Patrick Life Dr. Doyle II. 333 He urged the ‘Shanavests’, the ‘Terryalts’, the ‘Rockites’ and the Ribbonmen to cast their evil combinations to the winds.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 14 Nov. 4/2 The man was suspected of being a ‘Terry Alt’, or a member of a local agrarian conspiracy.

1905 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 57/1 A more tragic reminder of the Terry-Alts and their doings.

1931 Dublin Evening Post 31 May 3/3 Michael Connelly, a chief leader of the Terry Alts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terry alt
释义	Terry AltTerryaltn. Brit. /ˈtɛrɪ ˌɔːlt/, U.S. /ˈtɛri ˌɔlt/, /ˈtɛri ˌɑlt/, Irish English /ˈtɛri ˌɑlt/, /ˈtɛri ˌɒːlt/ Forms: Also elliptical Terry. Etymology: According to a manuscript diary of 1831 quoted in Times Lit. Suppl. (1932) 29 Sept. 691/4, Terry Alts was the name of an innocent bystander suspected of an outrage on a man. Irish History. A member of a secret agrarian association active in western Ireland in the 1830s. Chiefly in plural. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of hougher1712 white boys1762 Steel boy1772 defender1788 United Irishman1791 Orangeman1796 marksman1800 Thresher1806 marchman1814 Orangist1822 Rockite1824 Brunswicker1828 Terry Alt1831 whitefoot1831 Repeal Warden1841 Young Irelander1844 Fenian1864 Land-leaguer1878 invincible1883 leaguer1892 Provie1972 1831 D. O'Connell Let. 15 May (1888) I. 263 It is probable that, without the aid of the ‘Terry Alt’ system, he could not poll one hundred votes by all his other exertions. 1832 Courier 17 Feb. 2/5 The Terries in the County of Galway are levying contributions. 1842 J. C. Hall Ireland II. 122 The Terry Alts in Clare. 1861 W. J. Fitzpatrick Life, Times, & Corr. Dr. Doyle II. xxxix. 334 He urged the ‘Shanavests’, the ‘Caravats’, the ‘Terryalts’, and the ‘Rockites’, to abandon their deeds of blood; he implored of the Ribbonmen to cast their evil combinations to the winds. 1880 W. J. Fitz-Patrick Life Dr. Doyle II. 333 He urged the ‘Shanavests’, the ‘Terryalts’, the ‘Rockites’ and the Ribbonmen to cast their evil combinations to the winds. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 14 Nov. 4/2 The man was suspected of being a ‘Terry Alt’, or a member of a local agrarian conspiracy. 1905 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 57/1 A more tragic reminder of the Terry-Alts and their doings. 1931 Dublin Evening Post 31 May 3/3 Michael Connelly, a chief leader of the Terry Alts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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