THOMOND. Like Lord Thomond's cocks, all on one side.
Lord Thomond's cock-feeder, an Irishman, being entrusted
with some cocks which were matched for a considerable
sum, the night before the battle shut them all together in
one room, concluding that as they were all on the same
side, they would not disagree: the consequence was, they
were most of them either killed or lamed before the morning.