The Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries were part of the British crown forces in Ireland (which also included the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) and the Ulster ...
Today, nearly a century after the Black and Tans’ war crimes, these British bully boys are still remembered and still hated in Ireland. “Tan” is still a term of abuse in Ireland. And in a delicious ...
Black and Tans raided the ground and an officer on top ... many of the old memories will come flooding back of the first Bloody Sunday in Irish history. Alas it would not be the last.
England were pictured in their Euro 2024 threads ahead of the tournament in Germany – with many Irish observers pointing out the rather unfortunate “black and tan” colour scheme of the attire.
Also, as the majority of Black and Tans were British ... Lore series on Radio Kerry next Sunday at 10pm. Historian and Irish Examiner columnist Ryle Dwyer said: “It seems logical to ask ...
And on the very same day Ballylongford also commemorated the four volunteers who were the first to breach the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty ... escape from the Black and Tans atrocity in ...
The man, dressed in camouflage gear and wearing a balaclava, is seen dancing to 'Come Out Ye Black and Tans', an Irish republican rebel song dating back to the 1920s. There are few clues in the ...
While many were former Auxiliaries and Black and Tans, just under 40% were Irish-born officers who were considered "original RIC". However, the reputation the RIC had acquired during the brutal ...
The taoiseach (Irish prime minister ... of commemorating a notorious group of British soldiers known as the Black and Tans alongside the RIC and DMP, but the justice minister has rejected such ...
Photo by Domnick Walsh Two brothers executed by the Black and Tans in little more than 24 hours of each other. Bereft parents who would never fully recover. And a younger brother who witnessed the ...