Peace Preservation Force

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The Peace Preservation Force was an early 19th-century Irish paramilitary police body established by the British administration to maintain order in rural Ireland, serving as a forerunner to the Royal Irish Constabulary.

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Peace Preservation Force canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization
law enforcement agency
paramilitary police force
appliesToJurisdiction Ireland
armed true
controlledBy British administration in Ireland
surface form: Dublin Castle administration
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dissolved 19th century
hasActivity countering secret agrarian societies
enforcing British law in Ireland
patrolling countryside
protecting landlords and property
hasCharacteristic paramilitary structure
rural focus
state security force
hasPredecessor local Irish constabulary forces
hasSuccessor Royal Irish Constabulary
historicalPeriod 19th century Ireland
inception early 19th century
isForerunnerOf Royal Irish Constabulary
location Ireland
natureOfOrganization centralized police force
operatedIn rural Ireland
operatedUnderLegalAuthorityOf UK government
surface form: British government
partOf British administration in Ireland
role maintaining public order
rural policing
supporting British administration in Ireland
suppression of agrarian unrest
usedLanguage English

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Royal Irish Constabulary predecessor Peace Preservation Force