page_title: Ribbonism
hierarchical_section_title: Ribbonism
caption_attribution_description: English: A meeting of Ribbonmen in 1851, as depicted in Trench's 1868 book Realities of Irish Life
context_page_description: Ribbonism, whose supporters were usually called Ribbonmen, was a 19th-century popular movement of poor Catholics in Ireland. The movement was also known as Ribandism. The Ribbonmen was active against landlords and their agents, and opposed "Orangeism", the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.
context_section_description: Ribbonism, whose supporters were usually called Ribbonmen, was a 19th-century popular movement of poor Catholics in Ireland. The movement was also known as Ribandism. The Ribbonmen was active against landlords and their agents, and opposed "Orangeism", the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.
caption: Ribbon society meeting in 1851
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