Bible Encyclopedias
Ribbonism

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The principles of secret associations among the lower Irish Catholics, organised in opposition to Orangeism, the name being derived from a green ribbon worn as a badge in a button-hole by the members; they were most active between 1835 and 1855.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ribbonism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/ribbonism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.