The sack of Balbriggan took place on the night of 20 September 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. Auxiliary members of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
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Balbriggan (/bælˈbrɪɡən/; Irish: Baile Brigín, pronounced [ˌbˠalʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ]) is a coastal town in Fingal, in the northern part of the traditional...
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Black and Tans (category Irish War of Independence)
intake of British recruits steadily rose and then surged from late September, following the widely publicised Sack of Balbriggan. This sudden influx of men...
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notably the Sack of Balbriggan three months before and the burning of Knockcroghery six months later, but the burning of Cork was one of the most substantial...
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bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest. 21 September 1920: Sack of Balbriggan –- Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) special constables known as "Black...
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County Dublin (redirect from County of Dublin)
considered separate from the city, such as Rush, Donabate and Balbriggan, are located in the far north of the county. Swords, while separated from the city by...
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1920 in Ireland (category Years of the 20th century in Ireland)
constables were enrolled following rioting in Ulster. 20 September – "Sack of Balbriggan" in County Dublin: Black and Tans destroyed more than fifty properties...
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volunteers (Séamus Lawless and Seán Gibbons). The incident, known as "the Sack of Balbriggan", gained widespread publicity in the local and international press...
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dublin, Ireland. 431 - Palladius is ordained the first bishop of Ireland by Pope Celestine I...
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controversy broke when a school in Balbriggan was reported to have only black pupils, all Irish-born, leading to accusations of de facto segregation in the school...
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Miriam O'Reilly (category English people of Irish descent)
Miriam O'Reilly (born 16 February 1957 in Balbriggan, County Dublin) is an Irish television presenter. Until 2009, she was a presenter on the BBC One rural...
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summer of 1920, the Tans burned and sacked numerous small towns throughout Ireland, including Balbriggan, Trim, Templemore and others. In other acts of reprisal...
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Castle, Heronstown, Clontarf Belgard Castle, Tallaght, HQ of CRH Holdings Bremore Castle, Balbriggan, under repair Bullock Castle Carrickmines Castle, ruins...
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William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (category Lord-lieutenants of the West Riding of Yorkshire)
decision to them". Fitzwilliam arrived in Balbriggan, Ireland on 4 January 1795. On 10 January he wrote to the Duke of Portland that "not one day has passed...
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actions with brutality of their own. One example of this was the Black and Tans burning of the town of Balbriggan, just north of Dublin in September 1920...
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2021 in Ireland (redirect from 2021 in the Republic of Ireland)
Independent, 2021-11-16 Almost 6,000 new cases of Covid-19 reported RTÉ News, 2021-11-20 Death of man in Balbriggan treated as murder RTÉ News, 2021-11-25 Boosters...
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2018 in Ireland (redirect from 2018 in the Republic of Ireland)
campaign in light of the controversy over his earlier comments about Travellers. 21 October Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan was forced to close...
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