| Scouting Ireland SAI | |||
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| Headquarters | Lough Dan | ||
| Country | Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland | ||
| Founded | 1908 | ||
| Defunct | 2004 | ||
| Founder | Richard P. Fortune | ||
| Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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The Scout Association of Ireland (SAI; Irish: Cumann Gasógaíochta na hÉireann) was an Irish multi-denominational Scout association from 1908 until 2004, when it merged with the former Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland to form Scouting Ireland. It was named "Scouting Ireland (SAI)" in the years leading up to the merger. The SAI was formed soon after the publication of Scouting for Boys and was affiliated to the British Boy Scout Association, which meant its members were mainly unionist and hence Protestant in background. After the 1920s partition of Ireland, the SAI remained organised in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.