Faction Fighting in Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 1996
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2022
- During the 19th century, the village of Cappawhite, County Tipperary was infamous for faction fighting - a public form of settling grudges among the poorer classes.
Cappawhite also has the distinction of being the village where the last recorded faction fight took place in Ireland in 1887. This piece of Tipperary history has now been turned into a theatrical show which is being performed throughout Ireland and in the USA.
Cathy Halloran travels to the Tipperary town to find out more about the historic re-enactments.
Lurking within its streets is the rumblings of what can only be described as an historical version of gang warfare.
From past conflicts has emerged a modern day theatre group and festival with re-enactment performed on the streets of the small time. According to Liam Armshaw, Chairman of the Cappawhite Faction Fighters,
They took particular pride in the way they were able to fight - it would be something akin to the swordsmanship of today or the fencing of today
Paul Grisewood of the Tipperary Heritage Centre, describes the prevalence of faction fighting in Munster saying,
They just fought for the sheer love of it
The violence was almost ignored by the police allowing those involved to fight amongst themselves. However, the clergy described this kind of fighting as “the devil’s work” encouraging those involved to put an end to the brawls.
The judgement following the last recorded faction fight in 1887 was that;
"The Fair of Cappawhite was no place for a man with a thin skull"
The Cappawhite Street Theatre Group has taken the story of faction fighting all over Ireland and the US. The success of the performance has been a money spinner for the village and has united the people of Cappawhite like never before.
Two of the leading men in the re-enactment, local GP Philip Dunne and village butcher Liam Tracey, tell Cathy Halloran about the art of trying not to kill each other.
This report by Cathy Halloran for ‘Nationwide’ was introduced by Michael Ryan and was broadcast on 29 April 1996. 
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Travellers still enjoy a bit of faction fighting in the Limerick area.
Now I know where gang of new york comes from
Just another Saturday night in Limerick.
Sure jaysus its just another thursday at the post office up on mulgrave street ahaha
Faction fighting why haven't i heard of that before
Sounds like the lads from doon alright off over the road to cappagh or pallas and the whole thing end up in a row over nothing.
This sounds like a cross between martial arts stick fighting and a mosh pit! 😃
Brilliant
No money. No jobs. No prospects. Land poor. Post Penal Laws. No country. Lots of nothing and all week to think about it. Deep pent up anger. This was the release valve.
Some fine acting by them all
Thought you said Fashion fighting...and .. the thumbnail
This video was put up before on this channel
Bating the shite out of eachother for the craic lol
The further west you go in Ireland the better looking they get. Must be the cleaner air!!!
The lads with nothing to do with it sitting on the wall 😂
Now I know where USA's politics comes from.
The dude @ 02:09 has never been the same since the day they told him he couldn't do blackface for it anymore..
Less Grey haired Michael Ryan.
Fight club... 🤣🤛
Longford.
😂😂😂😂Please tell me they still do this🤣☠️☠️
Yes in every town in Ireland most Saturday nights.
Except there using hatchets and machetes these days some fellas end up with brain injuries can bearly talk right, left with scares and dents in there head see fellas walking around with one eye scares all over there face
@@irishpatriot6796 funny you should mention that I've only one eye the other one got bet out me head with a stick.
Guys at the end who are helping the wounded are protected under rule 25 Geneva Convention lol 😆
Desperate stuff
Looks like a laugh and you may as well give the tourists what they want. Especially if it’s putting money in peoples pockets.
Better times