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Irish War of Independence: British police known as "Black and Tans" burn the town of Balbriggan and kill two local men in revenge for an IRA assassination.
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Irish War of Independence
1919–1921 war between Irish and British forces
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Recruits supporting the Royal Irish Constabulary
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Sack of Balbriggan
1920 attack in County Dublin, Ireland
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Irish paramilitary organisation
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