dominic behan wrote come out ye black and tans.
dominic behan wrote come out ye black and tans.
who wrote come out ye black and tans?
dominic behan
due to the ferocity of the tans' behaviour in ireland and the numerous war crimes they committed, feelings continue to run high regarding their actions. the term can still stir bad reactions because of their remembered brutality. one of the best known irish republican songs is dominic behan's "come out ye black and tans". the irish war of independence is sometimes referred to as the "tan war" or "black-and-tan war." this term was preferred by those who fought on the anti-treaty side in the irish civil war and is still used by republicans today. the "cogadh na saoirse" (“war of independence”) medal, awarded since 1941 by the irish government to ira veterans of the war of independence, bears a ribbon with two vertical stripes in black and tan.
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"come out, ye black and tans" (sometimes "come out, ye black and tan") is an irish rebel song referring to the black and tans, the british paramilitary police auxiliary force in ireland during the 1920s. the melody was adapted from an old air, rosc catha na mumhan (irish for battlecry of munster) by piaras mac gearailt (pierce fitzgerald c.1709-c.1792), which is also used for the loyalist song, the boyne water, as well as several other songs in english and irish.









































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