rising of the moon
nounEtymology
From the ballad "The Rising of the Moon" (c1865), recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
- derived from Rebellion of 1798
Definitions
a rebellion.
- And the peelers and the landlords and the risings of the moon And if ever I return again, 'twill be too bloody soon".
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA