The Hearts of Oak, also known as the Oakboys and the Greenboys, was a protest movement of farmers and weavers arising in County Armagh, Ireland in 1761. Their grievances were the ever-increasing county cess (tax), tithes, and "small dues".
The Hearts of Oak, also known as the Oakboys and the Greenboys, was a protest movement of farmers and weavers arising in County Armagh, Ireland in 1761. Their grievances were the ever-increasing county cess (tax), tithes, and "small dues".
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