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Irish Volunteers

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Irish Volunteers
Óglaigh na hÉireann
Dates of operation1913-1919
AllegianceIrish Republic
IdeologyIrish Republicanism
StatusReorganized into the Irish Republican Army in 1919.
AlliesIrish Citizen Army
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Cumann na mBan
Fianna Éireann
Hibernian Rifles
OpponentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Battles and warsEaster Rising
Irish War of Independence

The Irish Volunteers were an Irish Republican military organization that was founded in opposition to the Ulster Volunteers in 1913. It participated in the Easter Rising and the early parts of the Irish War of Independence, after which it was reorganized into the Irish Republican Army.[1][2]

References

  1. Aengus O Snodaigh (1998-11-26). "Remembering the Past: The Irish Volunteers founded" An Phoblacht.
  2. MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA (2013-11-03). "The centenary of the Irish Volunteers – Óglaigh na hÉireann" An Phoblacht.