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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 known as " Black and Tans " went on a rampage in the small town of Balbriggan , County Dublin , burning more than fifty homes and businesses, looting, and killing two local men.
British forces carried out many similar reprisals on Irish civilians during the war, 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. The British government at first denied that its forces had started the fires, and only agreed to hold ...
More police were needed, but enough replacements could not be found in Ireland; on average, the RIC recruited only seven Irishmen per week. [32] The intake of British recruits steadily rose and then surged from late September, following the widely publicised Sack of Balbriggan. [31]
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21 September 1920: Sack of Balbriggan –- Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) special constables known as "Black and Tans" burned and looted numerous houses and pubs in Balbriggan, Ireland. They also beat two local men to death. This was a reprisal for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassination of two RIC officers in the town.