Over the past forty years, the historiography of British Army ex-serviceman in Ireland has undergone a veritable ‘historical revolution’. Like its British and international counterparts, the historiography on Ireland has focused on the lives and care of these men after the war within the Irish Free State; Irish government policy towards them; and ex-servicemen’s relationships with the Irish and British governments, British agencies and their own often hostile communities. Researchers continue to document the existence, organisation and activities of two British government agencies: the Land Trust and Ministry of Pensions, with brief analyses being undertaken on the British Legion and more especially the Southern Irish Loyalists Relief Association’s vital role in relieving impoverished ex-servicemen and their families. Yet far more can still be said about ‘British’ military charity in Ireland after 1922. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, to discuss two court cases that were fought by the Irish, British and Northern Irish governments and several other Irish interests between 1923 and 1929 over the legacies of two then redundant pre-war Irish military charities. Second, to analyse the place of two court cases within the broader contexts of Irish post-war state-building and the history of the British ex-serviceman, but more especially his family in Ireland. What would their fate be in an independent Ireland?

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一个破碎的英国的遗产

四十多年来，英国退伍军人在爱尔兰的史学经历了一场名副其实的“历史革命”。与英国和国际同行一样，关于爱尔兰的史学关注的是这些人在爱尔兰自由邦内战后的生活和照料；爱尔兰政府对他们的政策；以及退役军人与爱尔兰和英国政府、英国机构以及他们自己经常敌对的社区的关系。研究人员继续记录两个英国政府机构的存在、组织和活动：土地信托和养老金部，并对英国军团进行简要分析，尤其是南爱尔兰保皇派救济协会在救济贫困的退役军人方面的重要作用和他们的家人。然而，关于 1922 年之后在爱尔兰的“英国”军事慈善，还有更多可说的。本文的目的是双重的。首先，讨论爱尔兰、英国和北爱尔兰政府以及其他几个爱尔兰利益集团在 1923 年至 1929 年间就两个当时多余的战前爱尔兰军事慈善机构的遗产而进行的诉讼案件。其次，分析两个法庭案件在爱尔兰战后国家建设和英国退伍军人的历史的更广泛背景下的地位，尤其是他在爱尔兰的家庭。在独立的爱尔兰，他们的命运会如何？1923 年至 1929 年间，英国和北爱尔兰政府以及其他几个爱尔兰利益对两个当时多余的战前爱尔兰军事慈善机构的遗产产生了兴趣。其次，分析两个法庭案件在爱尔兰战后国家建设和英国退伍军人的历史的更广泛背景下的地位，尤其是他在爱尔兰的家庭。在独立的爱尔兰，他们的命运会如何？1923 年至 1929 年间，英国和北爱尔兰政府以及其他几个爱尔兰利益对两个当时多余的战前爱尔兰军事慈善机构的遗产产生了兴趣。其次，分析两个法庭案件在爱尔兰战后国家建设和英国退伍军人的历史的更广泛背景下的地位，尤其是他在爱尔兰的家庭。在独立的爱尔兰，他们的命运会如何？