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 ...

The Auxiliaries, officially known as the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary ... the Auxiliaries during the War of Independence. Both the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries were ...

Eamonn Duggan has delivered an excellent synopsis of Sean Moylan’s life, especially of the active years of 1918 to 1923 ...