Cumann na mBan.
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‘Cumann na mBan’ translates as ‘the league of women’. The main aim of the organization was to "advance the cause of Irish liberty" and "teach its members first aid, drill, signaling and rifle practice in order to aid the men of Ireland ". ‘Cumann na mBan’ had a more prominent role for women in the republican movement. The women of this group provided shelter to rebels on the run and nursed the wounded.