The Bloodied Field - Croke Park. Sunday 21 November 1920

Names and Acronyms Auxiliary Division of the RIC (Auxiliaries/ADRIC): an additional police force recruited among ex-service officers, designed to become the officer corps of the RIC. Established in July 1920 Black and Tans: an additional force recruited to reinforce RIC numbers from March 1920 Cumann na mBan: Irish republican women’s organisation, established in April 1914 Dåil: unofficial Irish parliament formed by absentee MPs (from Westminster) on 19 January 1919 Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP): police force for Dublin city and suburbs Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA): sports organisation founded in 1884 governing Gaelic football, hurling, athletics and rounders Gaelic League: organisation founded in 1893 as part of the Gaelic revival to promote the Irish language Irish Parliamentary Party: Irish nationalist party in the House of Commons, Westminster Irish Republican Army (IRA): a new term for the Irish Volunteers, in use from January 1919 13