An eye witness account of an Ambush in 1921 on The Black and Tans

Memories of the Black and Tans during Irish War of Independence

Britain ruled Ireland in 1921,  So the Irish people were fighting for their freedom from British rule.

This period in Irish history is known as the Irish War of Independence,

My grandmother died a few years ago when she was 98 years old.  She witnessed an ambush between Irish soldiers and the British Black and Tans in 1921. She was playing in the street with her friends.  She was 12 years old.

She also tells of what happened when the soldiers raided the homes around her and what she and the Irish people thought of the Black and Tans!

Her account of what happened is very  interesting and remembered vividly by her.

Memories of the 1916 Easter Rising

This was another important battle that the Irish fought.  It lasted a week in 1916  but ended in surrender.  My Grannie was only 7 years old but speaks about trying to get through the barricades with her pregnant mother and younger brother.

To read these fascinating stories and about the life of Bridget Maguire, born 1909, click the link below,  

There are also lots of family photos of that time in Dublin Ireland

Irish War of Independence: Black and Tans 1921 in Stoneybatter Dublin 7 Ireland