Peep-o'-day boys
| the Irish insurgents of 1784; - so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. |
See also: Peep
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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It was the first convict ship to transport political prisoners, including Catholic Defenders and Protestant Peep-o'-Day Boys.
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