Half-Hanging

Half-Hanging

[
thumbnail|150px|Half-Hanging of suspected United Irishmen".] Half-Hanging is a method of torture in which a rope is pulled tightly around the victim’s neck and then slackened when he becomes unconscious.

It was used by British Forces in Ireland in particular during the period of ‘free quarters’ following the Irish Rebellion of 1798.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Half Hollow Hills Central School District — (#5) is located in Dix Hills and Melville New York. The district includes parts of both Huntington and Babylon townships. The school district contains eleven schools (seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools). The… …   Wikipedia

  • Half an Octopuss & Quadpus — Half an Octopuss Quadpus Half An Octopuss Maxi (extended play) par The Cure Face A Close To Me A Man Inside My Mouth Face B New Day Stop Dead Sortie 8 décembre 1985 Enregistrement …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Half an Octopuss & Quadpus — Half An Octopuss EP par The Cure Face A Close To Me A Man Inside My Mouth Face B New Day Stop Dead Sortie 8 décembre 1985 Enregistrement …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Half-Wits Holiday — Infobox Film name = Half Wits Holiday director = Jules White writer = Zion Myers starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Emil Sitka Vernon Dent Barbara Slater Ted Lorch Symona Boniface producer = Jules White distributor = Columbia Pictures… …   Wikipedia

  • Half Past Dead — Infobox Film name = Half Past Dead image size = 150px caption = Half Past Dead DVD cover director = Don Michael Paul producer = Elie Samaha Steven Seagal Andrew Stevens writer = Don Michael Paul starring = Morris Chestnut Steven Seagal Ja Rule… …   Wikipedia

  • Half Hung MacNaghten — John MacNaghten (1722 ndash;1761) or “Half Hung” MacNaghten is a figure of 18th century romantic folklore in the North West of Ireland.MacNaghten was an impoverished member of the Anglo Irish gentry who claimed to have fallen in love with a young …   Wikipedia

  • Hanging —    (as a punishment), a mark of infamy inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals (Deut. 21:23) rather than our modern mode of punishment. Criminals were first strangled and then hanged (Nu. 25:4; Deut. 21:22). (See 2 Sam. 21:6 for the practice of …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Suicide by hanging — Suicide Social …   Wikipedia

  • Picnic at Hanging Rock (film) — Infobox Film name = Picnic at Hanging Rock caption = Original Movie Poster amg id = 1:38084 imdb id = 0073540 writer = Novel: Joan Lindsay Screenplay: Cliff Green starring = Rachel Roberts Vivean Gray Helen Morse Kirsty Child Tony Llewellyn Jones …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Hanging Rock — The Battle of Hanging Rock (August 6, 1780) was a battle in the Revolutionary War that occurred between the American Colonies and the British. Precursor Charleston fell into British hands in May 1780. Within weeks, Cornwallis army had spread over …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”