George de Meo
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George de Meo was a Corsican-American arms dealer, most famous for supplying weapons to the Irish Republican Army
through their operative George Harrison.
De Meo lived near Harrison in Brooklyn
, having moved there with family in 1949, and owned a gun store in the city. De Meo supplied guns not only to the IRA, but also to Cuban rebels.
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
through their operative George Harrison.
De Meo lived near Harrison in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, having moved there with family in 1949, and owned a gun store in the city. De Meo supplied guns not only to the IRA, but also to Cuban rebels.
Sources
- The rebel with a cause…. Western People (Ireland). 23 February 2005.