A point that became clear during the recent controversy over an RIC commemoration in Dublin Castle was the various blindspots in general knowledge of the RIC. One clear gap was in awareness and knowledge of the Special Constabulary (from later became the B-Specials or B-men). The Irish Story has just published an overview I’ve writtenContinue reading “The Ulster Special Constabulary on @theirishstory”
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Are people being hasty in opposing remembering the R.I.C.?
The proposed inclusion of the Royal Irish Constabulary in commemorations of the War of Independence has provoked a bit of storm. The War of Independence still resonates in Ireland as the intersection of an array of themes that remain provocative and contested. Outrage over remembering the R.I.C., the police force of the British administration inContinue reading “Are people being hasty in opposing remembering the R.I.C.?”
The Burning of Cork, 1920
On the night of 11-12 December 1920 members of two Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) units, the Special Reserve and Auxiliary Division, shot burned and looted their way through parts of Cork city centre killing and wounding a number of people and causing damage estimated at $194m/€175m (in today’s value). In the immediate aftermath much ofContinue reading “The Burning of Cork, 1920”
The Treason Felony Blog 