The Black & Tans in Palestine

A slight diversion from our current series on mythology to look at a unique connection between Ireland and Palestine. If you'd like to donate to support the people of Palestine you can do so here: As this could be a contentious episode, I wanted to ensure I shared all my sources. If it's something people find interesting, I'll keep doing for episodes moving forward. Seán W. Gannon, “The Formation, Composition, and Conduct of the British Section of the Palestine Gendarmerie, 1922–26,” The Historical Journal (2013). Cambridge University Press & Assessment Seán W. Gannon, “‘Our Irish Constabulary’: The British Palestine Gendarmerie, 1922–1926,” in The Irish Imperial Service Richard A. Cahill, “The Image of ‘Black and Tans’ in Late Mandate Palestine,” Jerusalem Quarterly 40 (2009). Richard A. Cahill, “ Going Berserk: ‘Black and Tans’ in Palestine ,” Jerusalem Quarterly 38 (2009). Palestine Studies UCC, The War of Words: Propaganda and Moral Force . University College Cork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Black & Tans in Palestine is an episode from The History of Ireland by Kevin Dolan.

This episode is 16:39 long.

This episode was published on Oct 9, 2025.

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