re: #52 sagehen

The IRA had dealings/alliances with Germany, in the lead-up and during both world wars… but it was based almost entirely on their feelings about England.

Although you’d think someone familiar with the history of Ireland would know enough about persecution to not side with the CCC. In an earlier time and another place, the ‘Anglo-Saxons’ of the CC would have been Black and Tans:

Irish Descendants - Come Out Ye’ Black And Tans