Talk:Come Out, Ye Black and Tans/Archive 1

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Black and Tans

I thought the black and tans referred to the Auxiliary Devision of the Royal Irish Constabulary. "Colloquially lumped together with black and khaki uniformed RIC as 'black and Tans'" - this is from the book Ireland: A history - by Robert Kee... So are the black and tans the british or the Irish (RIC)? Where did you discover that the black and tans were the british? Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.163.130.51 (talk) 23:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC).

The RIC was as British as afternoon tea. The word "Irish" in the name refered only to the fact that they were stationed in Ireland. Thus, any division of the RIC, including the Auxilaries, was also British.

Richie15 (talk) 22:46, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

The Black and Tans were all British who were sent over to get the Irish rebellion under control, through terrorizing the Irish people back into submission or through eliminating ardent Sinn Feiners, if possible. The Auxilliary Division was similar to the black and tans in that they were all former British servicemen, except that all had to be officers before being accepted into that more elite group, unlike the Black and Tans.

The RIC were mostly composed of Irishmen, however. Once someone joined the RIC, he had to serve in a county away from his native one in order to make him less sympathetic with the locals. He also was not allowed to marry until after 10 years in the RIC. So, yes, the RIC were mostly Irishmen but many of them resigned after hearing what was asked of them in combating the "Shinners" (the IRA and their supporters). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.142.204.47 (talk) 22:45, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

The melody

I find the meledy is highly similar to King William's March. Maybe this should be included in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.169.195.74 (talk) 19:16, 12 October 2015 (UTC)