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The Boland family returned to Dublin in 1885 where Jim resumed work with the Dublin
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In 1892, he was brought before the courts charged with keeping drink for the purposes of sale without a license. In court, Boland was able to show that, in fact, the premises was the new premises of the Nally Branch of the GAA and that the bar was attached to the club. The case was dismissed.
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remains unclear. He worked with Joe Brady and was named by informers as a member of the IRB's Dublin
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