Terry Alts
Preserved but no longer current.
Insurgents of Clare, who appeared after the Union (1798) and committed numer- ous outrages. These rebels were similar to "the Thrashers" of Connaught, "the Carders," and the followers of "Captain Rock" in 1822.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Terry Alts” mean?
Insurgents of Clare, who appeared after the Union (1798) and committed numer- ous outrages. These rebels were similar to "the Thrashers" of Connaught, "the Carders," and the followers of "Captain Rock" in 1822.
Is “Terry Alts” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.