The Citizens' Defence Force (1922) was a unit of former British Army soldiers and Irish Volunteers organised by Ireland as a semi-secret group of about 100 operatives. It was financed from the Secret Service budget to mount foot patrols and gather intelligence, and was eventually absorbed into the CID (Criminal Investigation Department).[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ O'Halpin, Eunan (2000). Defending Ireland: The Irish State and Its Enemies Since 1922. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924269-6.
- ^ "No. 34/1923: SUPERANNUATION AND PENSIONS ACT, 1923". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ "SUPERANNUATION AND PENSIONS BILL—SECOND STAGE". Oireachtas. 25 July 1923. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
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