Irish Volunteers

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The Irish Volunteers were a nationalist paramilitary organization founded in 1913 that played a central role in the struggle for Irish independence, including the 1916 Easter Rising and the subsequent War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nationalist paramilitary organization
militia
activeDuring Easter Rising
Irish War of Independence
World War I era
armedBy Howth gun-running
Kilcoole gun-running
associatedOrganization Ancient Order of Hibernians
Gaelic League
linked to: Conradh na Gaeilge

Irish Citizen Army
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Sinn Féin
country Ireland
dissolved early 1920s
experiencedSplit 1914 Redmondite split
founded 1913
foundedIn Dublin
ideology Irish nationalism
republicanism
inspiredBy Ulster Volunteers
language English
Irish
mergedInto Irish Republican Army
motto For Ireland
notableLeader Bulmer Hobson
Eoin MacNeill
Joseph Plunkett
Michael Collins
Patrick Pearse
Seán Mac Diarmada
The O'Rahilly
Thomas MacDonagh
Éamon de Valera
opposedBy British Army in Ireland
British government
linked to: UK government

Dublin Castle administration
Royal Irish Constabulary
opposedTo Home Rule opposition by Ulster unionists
organizedBy Irish nationalist leaders
politicalGoal end of British rule in Ireland
independent Irish Republic
purpose to secure and maintain the rights and liberties common to the people of Ireland
splitFrom National Volunteers
successor Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
supportedBy Irish Republican Brotherhood
tookPartIn 1916 Easter Rising
linked to: Easter Rising

Guerrilla campaign against British forces in Ireland
Irish War of Independence
Soloheadbeg ambush
usedTactic ambushes
guerrilla warfare
sabotage
usedWeapon Mauser rifles
linked to: Mauser

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Liam Lynch memberOf Irish Volunteers
Soloheadbeg ambush perpetrator Irish Volunteers
Soloheadbeg ambush belligerent Irish Volunteers
Cathal Brugha memberOf Irish Volunteers
Tan War hasParticipant Irish Volunteers
Easter Rising belligerent Irish Volunteers
Irish Republic militaryArm Irish Volunteers
Irish Home Rule movement associatedWith Irish Volunteers
Irish Republican Army originatedFrom Irish Volunteers
Green Harp Flag associatedWith Irish Volunteers
subject linked to: Green harp flag
Richard Mulcahy memberOf Irish Volunteers
Richard Mulcahy servedIn Irish Volunteers
Irish Republican Brotherhood influenced Irish Volunteers
Richard Mulcahy militaryBranch Irish Volunteers
Patrick Pearse memberOf Irish Volunteers
Joseph Plunkett memberOf Irish Volunteers
Tomás Mac Curtain memberOf Irish Volunteers
Thomas Clarke memberOf Irish Volunteers
Liam Mellows memberOf Irish Volunteers
Liam Mellows commanded Irish Volunteers in County Galway during the Easter Rising
linked to: Irish Volunteers
John MacBride memberOf Irish Volunteers
John MacBride associatedWith Irish Volunteers
Austin Stack memberOf Irish Volunteers
Soloheadbeg ambush belligerent Irish Volunteers
subject linked to: Soloheadbeg
3rd Tipperary Brigade militaryBranch Irish Volunteers
Seán Treacy memberOf Irish Volunteers
Cathal Brugha memberOf Irish Volunteers
subject linked to: Charles William St John Burgess
Constable Patrick O’Connell killedBy Irish Volunteers
Constable Patrick O’Connell opponent Irish Republican Army (predecessor Irish Volunteers)
linked to: Irish Volunteers
Irish Citizen Army alliedWith Irish Volunteers
Dan Breen memberOf Irish Volunteers
Old IRA hasPart Irish Volunteers
Old IRA precededBy Irish Volunteers
Old IRA formedFrom Irish Volunteers (Óglaigh na hÉireann)
linked to: Irish Volunteers
Seán Hogan memberOf Irish Volunteers
Cumann na mBan partOf Irish Volunteers movement
linked to: Irish Volunteers
Cumann na mBan affiliatedWith Irish Volunteers
Séumas Robinson militaryBranch Irish Volunteers
Seán Mac Diarmada memberOf Irish Volunteers