The infamous and notorious Black and Tans will not be forgotten in Irish history.
The infamous and notorious Black and Tans will not be forgotten in Irish history.
The infamous and notorious Black and Tans will not be forgotten in Irish history.
The infamous and notorious Black and Tans will not be forgotten in Irish history.
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The infamous and notorious Black and Tans will not be forgotten in Irish history. 100 years ago, the first tranche of them arrived from Britain, mainly recruited from the unemployed veterans of World War 1. They had 3 months training and their pay was ten shillings a day. Their ‘uniforms’ were mixed, some with Khaki […]
The infamous and notorious Black and Tans will not be forgotten in Irish history. 100 years ago, the first tranche of them arrived from Britain, mainly recruited from the unemployed veterans of World War 1. They had 3 months training and their pay was ten shillings a day. Their ‘uniforms’ were mixed, some with Khaki […]
‘COME OUT you Black and Tans.’ Buskers sing “Come out ye black and tans” outside Dublin Castle in protest of deferred Fine Gael RIC event. A planned commemoration of the RIC whose constables included the notorious Black and Tans caused public outrage earlier this month. Minister for Justice says the commemoration is not cancelled but […]
We ask Dubliners what they think of the deferred government ‘commemoration’ for the RIC #gript
Peadar Toibin wrote movingly and well on this website yesterday about his principled objections to the Government’s now-cancelled commemoration for members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police: “There are few families in Ireland that do not have mixed heritage. One of my Grandparents was a member of Cumann na mBan, while another […]
The Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has confirmed the controversial commemoration of the RIC – who included the Black and Tans as constables – has been “deferred”. “I do not believe that the event, as planned, can now take place in an atmosphere that meets the goals and guiding principles of the overall commemorative programme,” […]
On 27 November 1920 Galway brothers Patrick and Harry Loughnane were arrested on their family farm by the Royal Irish Constabulary’s Auxiliary Division. The men were locally prominent republicans and the RIC was determined to exact revenge on them for an earlier IRA ambush. A few days after their arrest, the Loughnane brothers’ bodies were […]