Abbreviations
ADRIC Auxiliary
Division of the RIC
Adj Adjutant
AOH Ancient
Order of Hibernians
ASU Active
Service Unit (aka Flying Column)
AT Anti-Treaty
Auxies See
ADRIC
BA British
Army
BMH Bureau
of Military History
CI County
Inspector, RIC
CIGS Chief
of the Imperial General Staff (Head of BA)
CLG See
GAA
CoE Church
of England
CoI Church
of Ireland
CofS Chief
of Staff (IRA)
DI District
Inspector, RIC
DORA Defence
of the Realm Act
DMP Dublin
Metropolitan Police
DSC Distinguished
Service Cross
DSO Distinguished
Service Order
GAA Gaelic
Athletic Association
GHQ General
Headquarters (IRA)
GNR Great
Northern Railway
GOC in C General
Officer Commanding in Chief (of the BA in Ireland)
GS&WR Great
Southern and Western Railway
ICA Irish
Citizens Army
IG Inspector
General (RIC)
I/O Intelligence
Officer
IPP Irish
Parliamentary Party
IRA Irish
Republican Army
IRB Irish
Republican Brotherhood
ISDL Irish
Self-Determination League
ITGWU Irish Transport
and General Workers Union
ITUC Irish
Trade Union Congress
IV Irish
Volunteers
LGB Local
Government Board
MC Military
Cross
MGC Machine
Gun Corps
MGWR Midland
and Great Western Railway
MP Member
of British Parliament or member of the NI Parliament
MSPC Military
Service Pensions Collection
NI Northern
Ireland
O/C Officer
Commanding (usually in Brigade or Battalion IRA)
PR Proportional
Representation
PT Pro-Treaty
QM Quarter
Master
RAF Royal
Air Force
RAMC Royal
Army Medical Corp
RASC Royal
Army Service Corp
RC Roman
Catholic
RDC Rural
District Council
RDF Royal
Dublin Fusiliers
RIC Royal
Irish Constabulary
RM Resident
Magistrate
ROIR Restoration
of Order in Ireland Regulations
RUC Royal
Ulster Constabulary
TD Teacha
Dála
Sgt Sergeant
SF Sinn
Féin
Specials See
USC
V/C Vice
Commander (in Brigade or Battalion IRA)
USC Ulster
Special Constabulary
UUC Ulster
Unionist Council
UULA Ulster
Unionist Labour Association
UVF Ulster
Volunteer Force