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Bacchus: Text replacement - "tbe " to "the "

2024-04-29T00:03:01Z

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	[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blythe (Left to right).]]		[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blythe (Left to right).]]
	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into ~~tbe~~ now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.		The League of Youth, widely known as the Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into the now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.
	The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as ~~tbe~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~tbe~~ IRA of ~~tbe~~ time, and created ~~tbe~~ group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as the Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by the IRA of the time, and created the group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~tbe~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~tbe~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed ~~tbe~~ organization to be ~~tbe~~ "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, ~~tbe~~ organization adopted its fascist undertones for which they are known today, utilizing ~~tbe~~ [[Roman salute]] and donning ~~tbe~~ famous blue shirts that give them their name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, ~~tbe~~ party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.		In 1932, the party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under the leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed the organization to be the "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, the organization adopted its fascist undertones for which they are known today, utilizing the [[Roman salute]] and donning the famous blue shirts that give them their name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, the party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.
	==Decline==		==Decline==
	In August of 1933, ~~tbe~~ National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of ~~tbe~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~tbe~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~tbe~~ popularity of ~~tbe~~ party -recalling ~~tbe~~ March on Rome by ~~tbe~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed ~~tbe~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~tbe~~ ban of ~~tbe~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~tbe~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that these smaller marches had violated ~~tbe~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, the National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of the IRA openly expressed that the march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by the popularity of the party -recalling the March on Rome by the Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed the march. O'Duffy obliged the ban of the march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate the party, and banned it entirely, stating that these smaller marches had violated the constitutional ban.

	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~tbe~~ remnants of ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~tbe~~ National Guard to ~~tbe~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~tbe~~ new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left ~~tbe~~ party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join ~~tbe~~ "allies" in ~~tbe~~ [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on ~~tbe~~ Eastern Front)		In response, O'Duffy merged the remnants of the Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming the National Guard to the Young Ireland Association, a part of the new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left the party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join the "allies" in the [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on the Eastern Front)
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}

	[[Category:Groups]]		[[Category:Groups]]

Bacchus: Text replacement - " the " to " tbe "

2024-04-26T18:13:46Z

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	[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blythe (Left to right).]]		[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blythe (Left to right).]]
	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~the~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into ~~the~~ now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.		The League of Youth, widely known as tbe Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into tbe now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.
	The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as ~~the~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~the~~ IRA of ~~the~~ time, and created ~~the~~ group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as tbe Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by tbe IRA of tbe time, and created tbe group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~the~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~the~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed ~~the~~ organization to be ~~the~~ "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, ~~the~~ organization adopted its fascist undertones for which they are known today, utilizing ~~the~~ [[Roman salute]] and donning ~~the~~ famous blue shirts that give them their name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, ~~the~~ party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.		In 1932, tbe party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under tbe leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed tbe organization to be tbe "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, tbe organization adopted its fascist undertones for which they are known today, utilizing tbe [[Roman salute]] and donning tbe famous blue shirts that give them their name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, tbe party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.
	==Decline==		==Decline==
	In August of 1933, ~~the~~ National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of ~~the~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~the~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~the~~ popularity of ~~the~~ party -recalling ~~the~~ March on Rome by ~~the~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed ~~the~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~the~~ ban of ~~the~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~the~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that these smaller marches had violated ~~the~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, tbe National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of tbe IRA openly expressed that tbe march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by tbe popularity of tbe party -recalling tbe March on Rome by tbe Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed tbe march. O'Duffy obliged tbe ban of tbe march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate tbe party, and banned it entirely, stating that these smaller marches had violated tbe constitutional ban.

	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~the~~ remnants of ~~the~~ Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~the~~ National Guard to ~~the~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~the~~ new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left ~~the~~ party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join ~~the~~ "allies" in ~~the~~ [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on ~~the~~ Eastern Front)		In response, O'Duffy merged tbe remnants of tbe Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming tbe National Guard to tbe Young Ireland Association, a part of tbe new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left tbe party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join tbe "allies" in tbe [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on tbe Eastern Front)
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}

	[[Category:Groups]]		[[Category:Groups]]

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𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

2023-09-12T22:06:15Z

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	[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest ~~Blytbe~~ (Left to right).]]		[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blythe (Left to right).]]
	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with ~~otber~~ parties into ~~tbe~~ now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.		The League of Youth, widely known as the Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into the now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.
	The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as ~~tbe~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~tbe~~ IRA of ~~tbe~~ time, and created ~~tbe~~ group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as the Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by the IRA of the time, and created the group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~tbe~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~tbe~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who ~~tben~~ renamed ~~tbe~~ organization to be ~~tbe~~ "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, ~~tbe~~ organization adopted its fascist undertones for which ~~tbey~~ are known today, utilizing ~~tbe~~ [[Roman salute]] and donning ~~tbe~~ famous blue shirts that give ~~tbem tbeir~~ name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, ~~tbe~~ party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.		In 1932, the party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under the leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed the organization to be the "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, the organization adopted its fascist undertones for which they are known today, utilizing the [[Roman salute]] and donning the famous blue shirts that give them their name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, the party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.
	==Decline==		==Decline==
	In August of 1933, ~~tbe~~ National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of ~~tbe~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~tbe~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, ~~tben~~ head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~tbe~~ popularity of ~~tbe~~ party -recalling ~~tbe~~ March on Rome by ~~tbe~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed ~~tbe~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~tbe~~ ban of ~~tbe~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~tbe~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that ~~tbese~~ smaller marches had violated ~~tbe~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, the National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of the IRA openly expressed that the march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by the popularity of the party -recalling the March on Rome by the Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed the march. O'Duffy obliged the ban of the march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate the party, and banned it entirely, stating that these smaller marches had violated the constitutional ban.

	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~tbe~~ remnants of ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts with ~~otber~~, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~tbe~~ National Guard to ~~tbe~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~tbe~~ new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left ~~tbe~~ party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join ~~tbe~~ "allies" in ~~tbe~~ [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on ~~tbe~~ Eastern Front)		In response, O'Duffy merged the remnants of the Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming the National Guard to the Young Ireland Association, a part of the new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left the party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join the "allies" in the [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on the Eastern Front)
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}

Bacchus: Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

2023-09-08T21:44:06Z

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	[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest ~~Blythe~~ (Left to right).]]		[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blytbe (Left to right).]]
	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~the~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with ~~other~~ parties into ~~the~~ now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.		The League of Youth, widely known as tbe Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with otber parties into tbe now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.
	The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as ~~the~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~the~~ IRA of ~~the~~ time, and created ~~the~~ group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as tbe Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by tbe IRA of tbe time, and created tbe group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~the~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~the~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who ~~then~~ renamed ~~the~~ organization to be ~~the~~ "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, ~~the~~ organization adopted its fascist undertones for which ~~they~~ are known today, utilizing ~~the~~ [[Roman salute]] and donning ~~the~~ famous blue shirts that give ~~them their~~ name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, ~~the~~ party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.		In 1932, tbe party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under tbe leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who tben renamed tbe organization to be tbe "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, tbe organization adopted its fascist undertones for which tbey are known today, utilizing tbe [[Roman salute]] and donning tbe famous blue shirts that give tbem tbeir name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, tbe party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.
	==Decline==		==Decline==
	In August of 1933, ~~the~~ National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of ~~the~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~the~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, ~~then~~ head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~the~~ popularity of ~~the~~ party -recalling ~~the~~ March on Rome by ~~the~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed ~~the~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~the~~ ban of ~~the~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~the~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that ~~these~~ smaller marches had violated ~~the~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, tbe National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of tbe IRA openly expressed that tbe march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, tben head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by tbe popularity of tbe party -recalling tbe March on Rome by tbe Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed tbe march. O'Duffy obliged tbe ban of tbe march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate tbe party, and banned it entirely, stating that tbese smaller marches had violated tbe constitutional ban.

	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~the~~ remnants of ~~the~~ Blueshirts with ~~other~~, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~the~~ National Guard to ~~the~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~the~~ new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left ~~the~~ party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join ~~the~~ "allies" in ~~the~~ [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on ~~the~~ Eastern Front)		In response, O'Duffy merged tbe remnants of tbe Blueshirts with otber, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming tbe National Guard to tbe Young Ireland Association, a part of tbe new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left tbe party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join tbe "allies" in tbe [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on tbe Eastern Front)
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}

Ramenta Plumbi at 19:13, 23 February 2023

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			[[File:Irish Blueshirts leaders.png\|thumb\|right\|1934: Ned Cronin, Eoin O'Duffy and Ernest Blythe (Left to right).]]
	The League of Youth, widely known as the Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into the now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.		The League of Youth, widely known as the Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into the now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.
	The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as the Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by the IRA of the time, and created the group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as the Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by the IRA of the time, and created the group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.

Ramenta Plumbi at 18:57, 23 February 2023

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	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish [[~~fascist~~]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as ~~tbe~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~tbe~~ IRA of ~~tbe~~ time, and created ~~tbe~~ group as a ~~sort of~~ security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The League of Youth, widely known as the Blueshirts, was an Irish veteran organization formed by Ned Cronin, later transformed into a fascist political party under [[Eoin O'Duffy]] and finally consolidated with other parties into the now Christian-conservative Fine Gael.
	In 1932, ~~tbe~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~tbe~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who ~~tben~~ renamed ~~tbe~~ organization to be ~~tbe~~ National Guard. Under O'Duffy, ~~tbe~~ organization ~~became much more overtly~~ fascist, ~~adopting tbe~~ Roman salute and ~~with it tbe~~ party's ~~famous blue uniform for which tbey are known~~.		The organization was first formed by Ned Cronin as the Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by the IRA of the time, and created the group as a security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In August of 1933, ~~tbe~~ National Guard planned a march and ~~rally in Dublin~~. Marxists and socialist elements of ~~tbe~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~tbe~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, ~~tben~~ head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~tbe~~ popularity of ~~tbe~~ party ~~and its plan to march on tbe capital~~ -recalling ~~tbe~~ March on Rome by ~~tbe~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed ~~tbe~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~tbe~~ ban of ~~tbe~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~tbe~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that ~~tbe~~ marches had violated ~~tbe~~ constitutional ban.		In 1932, the party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under the leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed the organization to be the "National Guard". Under O'Duffy, the organization adopted its fascist undertones for which they are known today, utilizing the [[Roman salute]] and donning the famous blue shirts that give them their name. O'Duffy restricted membership to Irish Catholics, the party's ideals under him were a [[corporatism\|corporatist]] state modeled after [[Mussolini]]'s Italy.
	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~tbe~~ remnants of ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts with ~~otber~~, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~tbe~~ National Guard to ~~tbe~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~tbe~~ new party's Youth Wing.		==Decline==
			In August of 1933, the National Guard planned to conduct an annual march on Dublin to commemorate Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins. [[Marxists]] and socialist elements of the IRA openly expressed that the march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by the popularity of the party -recalling the March on Rome by the Italian Blackshirts- and legally (though subversively) suppressed the march. O'Duffy obliged the ban of the march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate the party, and banned it entirely, stating that these smaller marches had violated the constitutional ban.

			In response, O'Duffy merged the remnants of the Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming the National Guard to the Young Ireland Association, a part of the new party's Youth Wing. In 1934, O'Duffy left the party due to internal disputes. His position was taken by James Dillon, who was staunchly opposed to Fascism and later booted from Fine Gael in 1942 for his belief that Ireland should join the "allies" in the [[WWAC]] (At this time, O'Duffy was attempting to form an Irish brigade to fight on the Eastern Front)
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}

WikiSysop: Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

2023-02-22T22:15:48Z

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	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~the~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish [[fascist]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as ~~the~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~the~~ IRA of ~~the~~ time, and created ~~the~~ group as a sort of security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The League of Youth, widely known as tbe Blueshirts, was an Irish [[fascist]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as tbe Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by tbe IRA of tbe time, and created tbe group as a sort of security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~the~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~the~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who ~~then~~ renamed ~~the~~ organization to be ~~the~~ National Guard. Under O'Duffy, ~~the~~ organization became much more overtly fascist, adopting ~~the~~ Roman salute and with it ~~the~~ party's famous blue uniform for which ~~they~~ are known.		In 1932, tbe party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under tbe leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who tben renamed tbe organization to be tbe National Guard. Under O'Duffy, tbe organization became much more overtly fascist, adopting tbe Roman salute and with it tbe party's famous blue uniform for which tbey are known.
	In August of 1933, ~~the~~ National Guard planned a march and rally in Dublin. Marxists and socialist elements of ~~the~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~the~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, ~~then~~ head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~the~~ popularity of ~~the~~ party and its plan to march on ~~the~~ capital -recalling ~~the~~ March on Rome by ~~the~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed ~~the~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~the~~ ban of ~~the~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~the~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that ~~the~~ marches had violated ~~the~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, tbe National Guard planned a march and rally in Dublin. Marxists and socialist elements of tbe IRA openly expressed that tbe march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, tben head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by tbe popularity of tbe party and its plan to march on tbe capital -recalling tbe March on Rome by tbe Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed tbe march. O'Duffy obliged tbe ban of tbe march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate tbe party, and banned it entirely, stating that tbe marches had violated tbe constitutional ban.
	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~the~~ remnants of ~~the~~ Blueshirts with ~~other~~, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~the~~ National Guard to ~~the~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~the~~ new party's Youth Wing.		In response, O'Duffy merged tbe remnants of tbe Blueshirts with otber, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming tbe National Guard to tbe Young Ireland Association, a part of tbe new party's Youth Wing.
	== References ==		== References ==
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WikiSysop: Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

2023-02-20T09:01:42Z

Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

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	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish [[fascist]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as ~~tbe~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~tbe~~ IRA of ~~tbe~~ time, and created ~~tbe~~ group as a sort of security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The League of Youth, widely known as the Blueshirts, was an Irish [[fascist]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as the Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by the IRA of the time, and created the group as a sort of security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~tbe~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~tbe~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who ~~tben~~ renamed ~~tbe~~ organization to be ~~tbe~~ National Guard. Under O'Duffy, ~~tbe~~ organization became much more overtly fascist, adopting ~~tbe~~ Roman salute and with it ~~tbe~~ party's famous blue uniform for which ~~tbey~~ are known.		In 1932, the party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under the leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who then renamed the organization to be the National Guard. Under O'Duffy, the organization became much more overtly fascist, adopting the Roman salute and with it the party's famous blue uniform for which they are known.
	In August of 1933, ~~tbe~~ National Guard planned a march and rally in Dublin. Marxists and socialist elements of ~~tbe~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~tbe~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, ~~tben~~ head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~tbe~~ popularity of ~~tbe~~ party and its plan to march on ~~tbe~~ capital -recalling ~~tbe~~ March on Rome by ~~tbe~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed ~~tbe~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~tbe~~ ban of ~~tbe~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~tbe~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that ~~tbe~~ marches had violated ~~tbe~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, the National Guard planned a march and rally in Dublin. Marxists and socialist elements of the IRA openly expressed that the march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, then head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by the popularity of the party and its plan to march on the capital -recalling the March on Rome by the Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed the march. O'Duffy obliged the ban of the march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate the party, and banned it entirely, stating that the marches had violated the constitutional ban.
	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~tbe~~ remnants of ~~tbe~~ Blueshirts with ~~otber~~, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~tbe~~ National Guard to ~~tbe~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~tbe~~ new party's Youth Wing.		In response, O'Duffy merged the remnants of the Blueshirts with other, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming the National Guard to the Young Ireland Association, a part of the new party's Youth Wing.
	== References ==		== References ==
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Bacchus: Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

2023-02-19T20:53:42Z

Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

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	The League of Youth, widely known as ~~the~~ Blueshirts, was an Irish [[fascist]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as ~~the~~ Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by ~~the~~ IRA of ~~the~~ time, and created ~~the~~ group as a sort of security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.		The League of Youth, widely known as tbe Blueshirts, was an Irish [[fascist]] organization formed by Ned Cronin as tbe Army Comrades Association in February of 1932. Ned felt that free speech was hindered by acts of political violence by tbe IRA of tbe time, and created tbe group as a sort of security service of Irish veterans to protect political rallies and speeches.
	In 1932, ~~the~~ party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under ~~the~~ leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who ~~then~~ renamed ~~the~~ organization to be ~~the~~ National Guard. Under O'Duffy, ~~the~~ organization became much more overtly fascist, adopting ~~the~~ Roman salute and with it ~~the~~ party's famous blue uniform for which ~~they~~ are known.		In 1932, tbe party claimed to be host to around 30,000 members, and in 1933 came under tbe leadership of [[Eoin O'Duffy]] - who tben renamed tbe organization to be tbe National Guard. Under O'Duffy, tbe organization became much more overtly fascist, adopting tbe Roman salute and with it tbe party's famous blue uniform for which tbey are known.
	In August of 1933, ~~the~~ National Guard planned a march and rally in Dublin. Marxists and socialist elements of ~~the~~ IRA openly expressed that ~~the~~ march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, ~~then~~ head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by ~~the~~ popularity of ~~the~~ party and its plan to march on ~~the~~ capital -recalling ~~the~~ March on Rome by ~~the~~ Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed ~~the~~ march. O'Duffy obliged ~~the~~ ban of ~~the~~ march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate ~~the~~ party, and banned it entirely, stating that ~~the~~ marches had violated ~~the~~ constitutional ban.		In August of 1933, tbe National Guard planned a march and rally in Dublin. Marxists and socialist elements of tbe IRA openly expressed that tbe march would be met with violence, but this would not be its end. Reportedly, tben head of state Éamon de Valera was concerned by tbe popularity of tbe party and its plan to march on tbe capital -recalling tbe March on Rome by tbe Italian Blackshirts- and legally suppressed tbe march. O'Duffy obliged tbe ban of tbe march, and instead organized multiple smaller provincial marches. De Valera took this as an opportunity to eliminate tbe party, and banned it entirely, stating that tbe marches had violated tbe constitutional ban.
	In response, O'Duffy merged ~~the~~ remnants of ~~the~~ Blueshirts with ~~other~~, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming ~~the~~ National Guard to ~~the~~ Young Ireland Association, a part of ~~the~~ new party's Youth Wing.		In response, O'Duffy merged tbe remnants of tbe Blueshirts with otber, tamer parties to create Fine Gael, renaming tbe National Guard to tbe Young Ireland Association, a part of tbe new party's Youth Wing.
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}