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   From: jdgraeme74@yahoo.com   
      
   Something posted reminded me of an old argument I had with a pretty   
   well educated friend some time ago.  He maintains that the real name   
   of the group that fought for Irish independence was not the Irish   
   Republican Army but the Irish Republican Brotherhood.  He also   
   maintains that Michael Collins and many of the leaders were anarchists   
   or socialists, but the facts were just covered up for political   
   purposes.  I'm no historian but everything I've read stated that the   
   Irish Republican Brotherhood was the forerunner of the IRA around   
   1900. I'm not sure when the name was changed, and I've never seen any   
   evidence that either had anarchist or socialist leanings. But it's   
   possible, since those ideologies were popular (relatively!) around   
   that time.  Has anyone else heard this or know a credible reference)?   
      
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