In 1840 Patrick Leahy the contractor for Nenagh Workhouse had a pay dispute with his workers

This elegant threatening notice was posted near the works

Mr Leahy, it’s repaying evil with good,

To forewarn you of the spilling of blood

Which will be your fate to suffer by and by

If you don’t treat with justice the men you employ

From Crime in pre-Famine NW Tipperary by Daniel Grace

In THJ (1996)