sentences:  While in the USA he renewed his acquaintance with his fellow Carrickmore native Joseph McGarrity.They persuaded Éamon de Valera to support the Philadelphia branch of Clan na Gael against the New York branch led by John Devoy and Judge Daniel Cohalan in their struggle to focus the resources of the Friends of Irish Freedom on Irish independence rather than domestic American politics.McCartan also assisted with the development of the "American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic".