Fianna Uladh was a minor Irish republican

Irish Republicanism

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 political party

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 active in Northern Ireland

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 during the 1950s. It represented the political wing of Saor Uladh

Saor Uladh

Saor Uladh - was a short-lived paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland in the 1950s.Seen as a splinter group of the Irish Republican Army, it was formed in County Tyrone by Liam Kelly and Phil O'Donnell in 1953...

, a splinter group of the Irish Republican Army

Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)

The original Irish Republican Army fought a guerrilla war against British rule in Ireland in the Irish War of Independence 1919–1921. Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921, the IRA in the 26 counties that were to become the Irish Free State split between supporters and...

.

Formed in 1953 by Liam Kelly

Liam Kelly (Irish republican)

Liam Kelly was an Irish republican, who was elected both to House of Commons of Northern Ireland and as a member of Seanad Éireann...

, the group was ideologically close to Clann na Poblachta

Clann na Poblachta

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 and sought the extension of the Constitution of Ireland

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 to the entire island. Adopting a policy of abstentionism

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, their activity helped to bring about the break-up of the Anti-Partition of Ireland League

Anti-Partition of Ireland League

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 in 1954.

Fianna Uladh went moribund during the IRA's Border Campaign

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 of 1956 to 1962, during which time Kelly was interned. After his release he emigrated to the United States

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and the movement was not revived.