Ireland

Recruitment begins for the Black and Tans

Recruitment for the Black and Tans began in January of 1920 during the Irish War of Independence. The Black and Tans were a paramilitary police force composed primarily of British World War I veterans who were sent to Ireland to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in suppressing the Irish Republican movement. The name “Black and Tans” was derived from the mixed colors of their uniforms, which consisted of black police tunics and khaki army trousers.

Birth of Máire Drumm, Irish Republican, in Newry, Co. Armagh

Máire Drumm (22 October 1919 – 28 October 1976) was the vice-president of Sinn Féin and a commander in Cumann na mBan. She was killed by Ulster loyalists while recovering from an eye operation in Belfast’s Mater Hospital.

The first edition of the Irish Bulletin is published

The Irish Bulletin was a daily newspaper produced by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence. It served as the official news organ of the Irish Republic, which was declared in 1919. The first edition of the Irish Bulletin was published on November 11, 1919. The Bulletin appeared in weekly editions from 11 November 1919 to 11 July 1921.

A cabinet committee is appointed to consider Irish self government

Dáil Éireann is declared illegal

Dail Eireann is suppressed as a dangerous association by the British government and membership is deemed to be a crime

Dail Eirean outlawed by the English as a dangerous association.

The Irish Republican Army is established by the Dail Eireann

Birth of Benedict Kiely, novelist, short story-writer and critic, in Dromore, Co. Down

German fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow.