Blueshirt movement
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The Blueshirt movement was a 1930s Irish quasi-fascist paramilitary and political organization known for its authoritarian, nationalist ideology and support for Eoin O'Duffy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blueshirt movement canonical | 1 |
| Blueshirts movement | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
far-right organization
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blueshirts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fine Gael Blueshirts NERFINISHED ⓘ National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| formationYear |
1932
ⓘ
1933 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Eoin O'Duffy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Free State Army officers ⓘ |
| governmentAction | subject to proposed banning by Fianna Fáil government ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Army Comrades Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Guard (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Ireland Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ corporatism ⓘ quasi-fascism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
German Brownshirts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Blackshirts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Eoin O'Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipBase |
former National Army soldiers
ⓘ
pro-Treaty activists ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | blue shirts worn by members ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ned Cronin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas F. O'Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Fianna Fáil government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish republicanism (anti-Treaty) ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Fianna Fáil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paramilitaryRole | protection of pro-Treaty public meetings ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
far-right
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalWingOf | Fine Gael (early years) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Army Comrades Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| supported |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedLeader | Eoin O'Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | Celtic cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uniform | blue shirt ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Blueshirts movement