Catholic Defence Association
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The Catholic Defence Association was an organisation founded in 1851 by William Keogh, John Sadleir and George Henry Moore to defend the rights of Irish Roman Catholics and tenant farmers.
[edit] Other uses
It was allegedly used as a cover name for Irish National Liberation Army operations during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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