This might have been the time my father was walking along a Belfast street after leaving work. He was whistling an Irish tune. Black and Tans jumped him and beat him, knocking his teeth out. On Feb 25, 2010, at 3:13 PM, michael purcell wrote: > With the Regular British Army, the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries > already departed, > the members of the Royal Irish Constabulary were the last branch of > the > British administration in Ireland to vacate their barracks and > disband. > This account has a "happy ending". > Nationalist, March 1922. > POLICE BARRACKS EVACUATED. > On Saturday the Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks at Baltinglass was > evacuated and the police took their departure > accompanied by an armed escort. > Similar scenes were witnessed in Tullow and Bagenalstown on Monday, > the men > being conveyed to Carlow where the evacuation of the Carlow R.I.C. > Barracks > took place on Wednesday. > The police left Carlow accompanied by a military escort, equipped with > rifles, machine guns and an armoured car. > There were several lorries and a small crowd witnessed the > departure of the > men. > The various barracks were subsequently taken over by the Irish > Republican > Army and the Irish Republican Police. > About 12.30 on Wednesday a motor car belonging to the District > Inspector of > the Royal Irish Constabulary was left on the street opposite the > Royal Hotel > in Dublin Street, disappeared while the Inspector and his driver > were inside > the hotel. > Inquiries failed to discover the whereabouts of the car . The > Republican > Police are investigating the matter.! > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must > subscribe to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL- > CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message frances heidel 皮 fradel@comcast.net Consultant - Arbonne International Wellnessnskincare.myarbonne.com 610-631-2585