#DIBLives #OTD 1940 two of Dublin's so-called 'animal gangs' went to war. Dublin garda James 'Lugs' Branigan intercepted and disarmed members of "Hanigan's Army" on their way to fight a rival gang in the Battle of Baldoyle and 11 were later convicted of assault and riot. www.dib.ie/biography/br...

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