The Clan na Gael (in modern Irish orthography: Clann na nGael, family of the Gaels) was an Irish republican organization in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries, successor to the Fenian Brotherhood and a sister organization to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. It has shrunk to a shadow of its former self in the 21st century.
Read more about Clan Na Gael: Background, Creation of Clan Na Gael, Catalpa Rescue, New Departure 1879, Clan Na Gael in The 20th Century, Presidents of The Clan Na Gael
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