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 ...

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 ...

On this day, Jan 2, 1920, recruitment began for the Black and Tans, Britain’s unofficial auxiliary army during the Irish War of Independence. The Black and Tans first arrived in Ireland on March ...

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 ...

Professor Daniel Masterson teaches history at the United States Naval Academy, specializing in modern Irish history and politics. He is currently at work on a book to be called The Black and Tans and ...

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 ...

A substantial pay rise for Irish police from £2 11 shillings to £3 10 shillings per week helped boost recruitment at a time when there were about 167,000 ex-servicemen receiving unemployment benefits ...

A five-minute lock-in with … Steven Wilson, manager of Dublin’s oldest pub, The Brazen Head Steven Wilson, manager of Dublin's oldest pub, The Brazen Head. Pic: Gerry Mooney As Dublin’s ...