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NAME 
ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY
  
IDENTITY STATEMENT  
Reference code: IE UCDA P59
Title:Records of the Royal Irish Constabulary
Dates: 1916–9
Level of description: Item
Extent: 12 items
  
CONTEXT 
Administrative History  

The Royal Irish Constabulary was founded in 1836 and was a centrally controlled paramilitary force dispersed throughout Ireland (except for Dublin which was policed by the Dublin Metropolitan Police). In 1922, the RIC was disbanded and replaced by An Garda Síochana in the south and by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in the north.

  
CONTENT AND STRUCTURE 
Scope and Content 

Police lists of Irish Volunteers members and suspects noting their whereabouts, occupation, and physical details to assist in their recognition. Members of the Volunteer Executive are indicated. Also includes a circular letter from John Nolan to various corps of the Irish Volunteers in Cork informing them of the decision to establish an officers training school in Cork with details of programme, attendance and expenses.

  
CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE
Access:Available by appointment to holders of a UCDA  reader's ticket.
Language:English

 


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