IRB

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IRB is the acronym commonly used for the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret oath-bound organization that sought to establish an independent Irish republic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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IRB canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nationalist organization
revolutionary organization
abbreviation IRB
country Ireland
dissolved 1924
founded 1858
foundedBy James Stephens
John O’Mahony
foundedIn Dublin
goal establishment of an independent Irish republic
hadBranch Clan na Gael
Fenian Brotherhood
ideology Irish nationalism
Irish republicanism
influenced Easter Rising
Irish War of Independence
inspiredBy Young Ireland movement
membershipRequirement commitment to establish an Irish republic by force if necessary
oath of secrecy
movement Irish revolutionary movement
notableEvent planning of the 1916 Easter Rising
notableMember Bulmer Hobson
Denis McCullough
Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa
Joseph Plunkett
Michael Collins
Patrick Pearse
Seán Mac Diarmada
Thomas Clarke
operatedIn Great Britain
Ireland
United States
opposedTo British rule in Ireland
organizationType oath-bound secret organization
partOf Irish republican movement
precededBy Irish Republican Association
relatedOrganization Irish Republican Army
Irish Volunteers
Sinn Féin
religion predominantly Roman Catholic membership
slogan Ireland for the Irish
status defunct
succeededBy Irish Republican Army
usedMethod armed struggle
conspiracy
insurrection

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Irish Republican Brotherhood abbreviation IRB
subject linked to: IRB