what are the black and tans?

Answer 1

It's the nickname for a regiment in the army.

Answer 2

"black and tans" was the name given by the Irish to a gang of murderous auxiliary soldiers who terrorised Ireland between 1918 ish and 1921. They were probably the single reason for the rise and success of the Irish Republican Army.

A 'black and tan' can be a type of hunting beagle or an Irish drink which is half and half stout and ale. It does not have to be Guinness BTW. It can be Murphys or Beamish. The best B+T of all was Beamish from the barrel and Bass from the bottle.

The wikipedia entry supplied below gives a reasonable but somewhat slanted account of the tans. It does not say that a goodly number of Tans were recruited from British prisons and I mean inmates not warders. They are not forgotten in Ireland to this day and won't be.

Answer 3

Black and Tan is a member of a paramilitary force recruited in Britain and sent to Ireland as part of the Royal Irish Constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921.

Black and Tan is also a cocktail made from equal parts English bitter (ale) and Irish stout, with the stout most commonly being Guinness.
The name is an allusion to the Black and Tans, soldiers sent to Ireland by the British government in the early 1920s to suppress Sinn F驮 revolutionaries agitating for Irish independence.
The term is also representative of the Black and Tan Coonhound is a breed of dog bred to hunt raccoon. They are also widely used for hunting bear and cougar.
Appearance
The breed standard for Black & Tan Coonhounds is as follows:
•Eyes are hazel to brown
•Ears extend past the tip of the nose
•Their black and tan markings are similar to the Doberman Pinscher and the Rottweiler but have key distinguishing differences from these breeds. The most prominent are the long tails and ears, and their loud, baying bark.
•23 to 27 inches (58 to 68 cm) at the shoulder
•8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) head (back of skull to tip of nose)
•65 to 100 (29 to 45 kg) pounds
•Males are typically larger and heavier boned than females.
History
In 1945, the Black & Tan became the only one of the six varieties of Coonhound to be recognized in the Hound Group by the American Kennel Club. The Redbone Coonhound and the Plott Hound have since been recognized in the Miscellaneous Class. The other three varieties of Coonhound are the Bluetick Coonhound, the English Coonhound, and the Treeing Walker Coonhound.

Answer 4

"Black and tan" had earlier been applied to dogs, such as the black and tan coonhound. It was later used as a nickname for the Black and Tans paramilitary reserve during the Irish War of Independence. In March of 2006, Ben and Jerry's released an ice cream flavor in the United States for Saint Patrick's Day inspired by the drink; the name offended Irish nationalists because of the paramilitary association. Ben and Jerry's has since apologized. A spokesman told Reuters, "Any reference on our part to the British Army unit was absolutely unintentional and no ill-will was ever intended."

Answer 5

A Black and Tan is a beer that is made of 1/2 Guiness and the other 1/2 is Bass Ale with the Guiness on the bottom

Answer 6

The Black and Tans as a subject still arouses controversy in Ireland. The Black and Tans were mostly former soldiers brought into Ireland by the government in London after 1918 to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in their work.

For a number of years, the RIC had been a target for the IRB and then the IRA. RIC barracks were frequently attacked and members of the RIC were murdered. Therefore, recruitment to the RIC started to be hit and the RIC found it difficult to carry out its duties effectively, especially in the remote rural areas of southern Ireland. Never knowing if you were going to be the next target did a great deal to undermine morale in the RIC.

In 1919, the British government advertised for men who were willing to "face a rough and dangerous task". Many former British army soldiers had come back from Western Europe and did not find a land fit for heroes. They came back to unemployment and few firms needed men whose primary skill was fighting in war. Therefore, there were plenty of ex-servicemen who were willing to reply to the government’s advert. For many the sole attraction was not political or national pride – it was simply money. The men got paid ten shillings a day. They got three months training before being sent to Ireland. The first unit arrived in Ireland in March 1920.

Once in Ireland it quickly became apparent that there were not enough uniforms for all those who had joined up. Therefore they wore a mixture of uniforms – some military, some RIC. This mixture gave them the appearance of being in khaki and dark police uniform. As a result, these men got the nickname "Black and Tans", and it stuck. Some say that the nickname came from a pack of hunting hounds known as the 'Black and Tans'.

The Black and Tans did not act as a supplement to the RIC. Though some men were experienced in trench warfare, they lacked the self-discipline that would have been found in the Western Front. Many Black and Tan units all but terrorised local communities. Community policing was the preserve of the RIC. For the Black and Tans, their primary task was to make Ireland "hell for the rebels to live in". Over 8000 Black and Tans went to Ireland and while they found it difficult to cope with men who used classic guerrilla tactics against them, those who lived in areas where the Black and Tans were based, paid the price

Answer 7

The Black and Tans were mostly former soldiers brought into Ireland by the government in London after 1918 to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in their work.

For a number of years, the RIC had been a target for the IRB and then the IRA. RIC barracks were frequently attacked and members of the RIC were murdered. Therefore, recruitment to the RIC started to be hit and the RIC found it difficult to carry out its duties effectively, especially in the remote rural areas of southern Ireland. Never knowing if you were going to be the next target did a great deal to undermine morale in the RIC.

In 1919, the British government advertised for men who were willing to "face a rough and dangerous task". Many former British army soldiers had come back from Western Europe and did not find a land fit for heroes. They came back to unemployment and few firms needed men whose primary skill was fighting in war. Therefore, there were plenty of ex-servicemen who were willing to reply to the government’s advert. For many the sole attraction was not political or national pride – it was simply money. The men got paid ten shillings a day. They got three months training before being sent to Ireland. The first unit arrived in Ireland in March 1920.

Once in Ireland it quickly became apparent that there were not enough uniforms for all those who had joined up. Therefore they wore a mixture of uniforms – some military, some RIC. This mixture gave them the appearance of being in khaki and dark police uniform. As a result, these men got the nickname "Black and Tans", and it stuck. Some say that the nickname came from a pack of hunting hounds known as the 'Black and Tans'.

The Black and Tans did not act as a supplement to the RIC. Though some men were experienced in trench warfare, they lacked the self-discipline that would have been found in the Western Front. Many Black and Tan units all but terrorised local communities. Community policing was the preserve of the RIC. For the Black and Tans, their primary task was to make Ireland "hell for the rebels to live in". Over 8000 Black and Tans went to Ireland and while they found it difficult to cope with men who used classic guerrilla tactics against them, those who lived in areas where the Black and Tans were based, paid the price.

Answer 8

In 1920-21, the Black and Tans were created by the Irish Constabulary as a force to combat the IRA. There were vicious battles between the two groups.
It has nothing to do with beer!!!!

Answer 9

The Black and Tans, more properly known as the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland by targeting the IRA and Sinn Féin.

Answer 10

Black and Tans are the scum the British conscripted from jail in the 20s and 30s to quell the war of independence a shower of animals.

Answer 11

The black and tans were a army made up of soldiers (19 century?) that were taken from India and other colonies of Briton. They sent them to Ireland because they would seem very foreign; thus, frightening to the Irish. The British used many cruel and clever tactics to intimidate the Irish into submission.