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 Dáil: 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

Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB): a secret, oath-bound fraternity formed in 1858, devoted to promoting Irish republicanism Irish Volunteers: armed nationalist movement formed in 1913 Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC): partly armed police force, established in Ireland in 1822 Sinn Féin: Irish republican party, founded 1905. The largest party in the 1919 Dáil Ulster Volunteers: armed pro-union movement formed in 1913

PLACE NAMES

Gloucester Street: nowSean McDermott Street, Dublin Hill 60: original name for Hill 16, the famous bank of terracing in Croke Park Kingsbridge Station: now Heuston Station, Dublin Maryborough: now Portlaoise, County Laois Queenstown: now Cobh, County Cork Rhodesia: now Zimbabwe Sackville Street: now O’Connell Street, Dublin