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The Irish "Football Team" That Was Actually an IRA Hit Squad
In this episode of the Irish History Boys, we delve into the seismic political shift of 1926—the split within Sinn Féin that birthed the Fianna Fáil party. We examine Éamon de Valera’s pragmatic yet controversial move to abandon abstentionism, provided the oath of allegiance was removed, and the pivotal role of his protege Seán Lemass in driving this new movement. We also draw parallels between this 1926 rupture and the Republican movement's similar debate over entering the Dáil sixty years later in 1986.
Additionally, we revisit the 1922 arrest of the Monaghan football team in Tyrone, an…
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