National Guard (Ireland)
E1022540
Irish historical organization
far-right organization
paramilitary organization
political organization
The National Guard (Ireland), commonly known as the Blueshirts, was a 1930s Irish quasi-fascist political organization associated with the Army Comrades Association and led by Eoin O'Duffy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Guard (Ireland) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13132854 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Guard (Ireland) Context triple: [Blueshirts, alsoKnownAs, National Guard (Ireland)]
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A.
Defence Forces of Ireland
The Defence Forces of Ireland are the military organization of the Republic of Ireland, responsible for national defense, peacekeeping missions, and aid to the civil power at home and abroad.
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B.
National Army of the Irish Free State
The National Army of the Irish Free State was the pro-Treaty military force that served as the official army of the newly established Irish Free State in the early 1920s.
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C.
Department of Defence of Ireland
The Department of Defence of Ireland is the government ministry responsible for national defence policy, oversight of the Defence Forces, and the administration of Ireland’s military affairs.
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D.
Irish Air Corps
The Irish Air Corps is the air component of Ireland's Defence Forces, responsible for military aviation, air support, and various national security and emergency response missions.
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E.
Irish Legion
The Irish Legion was a foreign volunteer military unit composed largely of Irish soldiers who fought for Latin American independence in the early 19th century, particularly under Simón Bolívar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Guard (Ireland) Target entity description: The National Guard (Ireland), commonly known as the Blueshirts, was a 1930s Irish quasi-fascist political organization associated with the Army Comrades Association and led by Eoin O'Duffy.
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A.
Defence Forces of Ireland
The Defence Forces of Ireland are the military organization of the Republic of Ireland, responsible for national defense, peacekeeping missions, and aid to the civil power at home and abroad.
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B.
National Army of the Irish Free State
The National Army of the Irish Free State was the pro-Treaty military force that served as the official army of the newly established Irish Free State in the early 1920s.
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C.
Department of Defence of Ireland
The Department of Defence of Ireland is the government ministry responsible for national defence policy, oversight of the Defence Forces, and the administration of Ireland’s military affairs.
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D.
Irish Air Corps
The Irish Air Corps is the air component of Ireland's Defence Forces, responsible for military aviation, air support, and various national security and emergency response missions.
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E.
Irish Legion
The Irish Legion was a foreign volunteer military unit composed largely of Irish soldiers who fought for Latin American independence in the early 19th century, particularly under Simón Bolívar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish historical organization
ⓘ
far-right organization ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1932 ⓘ |
| activity |
paramilitary parades
ⓘ
political rallies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Army Comrades Association ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cumann na nGaedheal
ⓘ
Fine Gael ⓘ |
| bannedBy |
Irish government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Ireland
|
| characterizedAs |
proto-fascist
ⓘ
quasi-fascist ⓘ |
| commonName | Blueshirts ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1930s ⓘ |
| founded | 1932 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ |
| hasMember | Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ anti-republicanism ⓘ corporatism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
European fascist movements
ⓘ
Italian Fascism ⓘ
linked to:
Fascism
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| leader | Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ |
| legalStatus | outlawed organization ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Fine Gael ⓘ |
| notableEvent | planned march on Dublin in 1933 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Fianna Fáil
ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| origin | Army Comrades Association ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
far-right
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalWingOf | pro-Treaty political forces ⓘ |
| purpose |
opposition to the Irish Republican Army
ⓘ
protection of Cumann na nGaedheal meetings ⓘ protection of former Free State Army officers ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Irish Free State Army veterans
ⓘ
supporters of Cumann na nGaedheal ⓘ |
| region | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | National Guard (Ireland) ⓘ |
| shortName | ACA ⓘ |
| symbol | Celtic cross ⓘ |
| uniform | blue shirt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Guard (Ireland) Description of subject: The National Guard (Ireland), commonly known as the Blueshirts, was a 1930s Irish quasi-fascist political organization associated with the Army Comrades Association and led by Eoin O'Duffy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.