rising of the moon

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

rising of the moon (plural risings of the moon)

  1. (Ireland, poetic) a rebellion.
    • 1981, Johnny McEvoy, The Ballad of John Williams:
      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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