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#OTD in 1920 – The first ‘Black and Tans’ (auxiliary policemen) officially arrived in Ireland.

25/03/2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Although they would be operational for less than two years, the ‘Black and Tans’ would become one of the most reviled names in Irish history. The English recruits to the RIC were mainly the unemployed veterans of World War I. Their principal motivation: employment for ten shillings a day. When the first recruits arrived in […]

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#OnThisDate in 1920 – The first ‘Black and Tans’ (auxiliary policemen) officially arrived in Ireland.

25/03/2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Although they would be operational for less than two years, the ‘Black and Tans’ would become one of the most reviled names in Irish history. The English recruits to the RIC were mainly the unemployed veterans of World War I. Their principal motivation: employment for ten shillings a day. When the first recruits arrived in […]

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1920 – The first ‘Black and Tans’ (auxiliary policemen) officially arrive in Ireland.

25/03/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Although they would be operational for less than two years, the “Black and Tans” would become one of the most reviled names in Irish history. The English recruits to the RIC were mainly the unemployed veterans of World War I. Their principal motivation: employment for ten shillings a day. When the first recruits arrived in […]

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