IRA
The Black and Tans were not emptied out of British jails and many were Irish born
WATCH: Steve Coogan's Irish Alan singing rebel songs on the BBC still has viewers in stitches
Churchill sent the Black and Tans into Ireland and handed the rebels their best recruiter
Shergar was the world's most valuable racehorse until gunmen took him and he vanished
She was 16 and armed to the teeth, the Cork rebel girl who faced down the Black and Tans
Declassified FBI files allege Lord Mountbatten preyed on young boys
New TG4 documentary follows Northern Ireland's 'ceasefire babies' as they turn 30
The day 38 IRA prisoners escaped the Maze in the biggest jailbreak in British history
On This Day: IRA declared a ceasefire in 1994 – a day that changed Ireland forever
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