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| has gloss | eng: Rapparees (from the Irish ropairí, plural of ropaire, meaning half-pike or pike-wielding person) were Irish guerrilla fighters who operated on the Jacobite side during the 1690s Williamite war in Ireland. Subsequently the name was also given to bandits and highwaymen in Ireland - many former guerrillas having turned to crime after the war was over. |
| lexicalization | eng: An toraighe |
| lexicalization | eng: An tóraighe |
| lexicalization | eng: rapparee |
| instance of | c/Guerrilla wars |
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| has gloss | fra: Les Rapparees étaient des soldats irlandais de guérilla qui opéraient sur le côté jacobiste durant la Conquête cromwellienne de l'Irlande, au milieu du , et pendant la Guerre de William en Irlande des années 1690. Cette dernière achevée, ce nom a été donné à divers bandits de grand chemin, en Irlande. |
| lexicalization | fra: Rapparee |
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