Which nationalist organization did Patrick Pearse join in 1906?
Fenian Brotherhood
Irish Volunteers
Invisible Republic
Celtic Brotherhood
Answer
Patrick Pearse joined the Irish Volunteers in 1906, an organization dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish republic. Pearse was a staunch Irish nationalist and a supporter of armed struggle, and he believed that the Irish Volunteers were the only way to achieve Irish independence. The Volunteers grew rapidly in size and strength under Pearse's leadership, and they played a key role in the Easter Rising of 1916.
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