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==Background==

[[File:Green Sunburst Flag.svg|thumb|The flag of Irish Republican Brotherhood, the organisation Clan na Gael was directly tied to for many decades]]

As [[Irish immigration]] to the United States of America began to increase in the 18th century many Irish organizations were formed. One of the earliest was formed under the name of the [[Irish Charitable Society]] and was founded in [[Boston]], Massachusetts in 1737. These new organizations went by varying names, most notably the [[Ancient and Most Benevolent Order of the Friendly Brothers of Saint Patrick]], founded in [[New York, New York|New York]] in 1767, the [[Friendly Sons of St. Patrick|Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] in 1771, and the [[Friendly Sons of St. Patrick|Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick]] also formed in New York in 1784.