Daniel “Dan” Breen was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Breen was born in Grange, Donohill parish, South Tipperary. | Irish Ballads

The "Black and Tans" were constables, mainly British World War I veterans, recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) from 1920 to 1921 to suppress the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence. Their name came from their mixed, makeshift uniform of dark green tunics and khaki trousers. They were known for indiscipline, brutal tactics, and indiscriminate attacks on Irish civilians, earning an infamous reputation that led to international scrutiny and a later report