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2505:Tony Gregory
2363:Anti H-Block
2328:Official IRA
2318:The Troubles
2132:Des Geraghty
2077:Seamus Lynch
2072:Pat Rabbitte
2062:Joe Sherlock
2057:Pat McCartan
1957:Jim Sullivan
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1912:Roy Johnston
1907:Seán Garland
1879:Falls curfew
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1773:Official IRA
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1482:Liam Mellows
1443:Seán Cronin
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1350:Eoin McNamee
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2663:John Morley
2658:Henry Byrne
2620:Derivatives
2585:Hugh Torney
2545:Colm Murphy
2530:Kevin Lynch
2515:Seamus Grew
2510:Dessie Grew
2480:Miriam Daly
2460:Jimmy Brown
2210:Derivatives
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1937:Des O'Hagan
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1607:Billy McKee
1512:Tom Maguire
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1342:Seán McCool
1278:Moss Twomey
1262:Frank Aiken
1255:Liam Lynch
424:Roy Garland
409:Billy McKee
401:Ian Paisley
262:(1970–1975)
154:19 May 1927
2703:Categories
2604:Associates
2590:Sammy Ward
2196:INITIATIVE
2164:Associates
2150:John Lowry
2107:Tom French
2052:Eric Byrne
1942:Leo Martin
1922:Joe McCann
1836:Free Derry
1721:Saor Uladh
1621:Associates
1582:Liam Kelly
1577:Joe McCann
1572:Joe Cahill
1552:Seán South
1527:Frank Ryan
1398:Tony Magan
1240:Liam Lynch
1104:Executions
857:References
739:Joe McCann
727:internment
649:Joe Cahill
254:(1943–1970
158:Falls Road
150:1927-05-19
76:newspapers
2575:Mary Reid
2141:Ted Tynan
1796:Sinn FĂ©in
1675:(1936–37)
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405:Sten guns
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2311:General
1862:Actions
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