September 20

1920 Two RIC officers were shot dead in a public house in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, after which the RIC and Black and Tans rampaged through the town, burning business premises and houses. Two suspected republicans were bayoneted to death. 1920 Three British soldiers from the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, including Pte Harold Washington (15), were ... Read more

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