Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-18
British Troops Have
 Evacuated Ireland
Last IS Posts Were Transfer red Saturday to the Irish National Army.

Dublin, Dec. II (By the A. P.)-The Iast IS posts occupied by British troops were transferred today to the Irish na- tional army. The evacuation was ef- fected amid scenes of remarkable en- thusiasm and good will. both sides evincing a desire to forget bygones.
 All the evacuated posts are in the Dublin area. Between 5000 and 4.0o0 British troops left Dublin today, Rich ard Mulcahy, minister of defense. and his staff taking over each post. At the royal barracks attachments of British and Irish troops were drawn up in the barracks square with full equipment. MT. Mulcahy saluted the colors of the departing troops and the British sol- diers returned the courtesy.
 At the Royal hospital, General Mac Cready, the British commander, before leaving visited the watds containing pensioners, many of them veterans who had fought under the British flag in 1 many parts of the world. Before they left the British troops hauled down the union jack and the incoming Free State 1 troops immediately hoisted the rr,sn tri-color, which now floats from all the ] barracks and government buildings in Dublin.
 The British troops, marching along i the Quays and bands nlaying and their
 
 1 which attracted enormous crowds. British and Irish armored cars cleared path for the troops as they marched . past General MacCready, who had taken up position on the northern quay side. The troops everywhere were i loudly cheered.
 The crush here was so great that the barriers to the north wall extension where the transports were lying gave way and the, huge crowds. which .., cluded many women friends of the de parting soldiers, rushed out upon tn, quay, waving handkerchiefs and unior jacks and wishing the soldiers God speed. The "Tommies' were astonish ed at the display of good will.
 Enlbarkation of the troops was com pleted at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon and all the ships in the harbor sounded their sirens in farewell as the tro ns ports weighed anchors. General @-c Ready left later aboard a British crui ser.
 After the departure of the Britis! forces MT. Mulcahy addressed the Irisl troops at the royal barracks on the les son of the transformation. He spok first in Gaelic, reminding the soldier that for centuries the positions jus evacuated had been held by "enemies O
 
 lesson of this transformation was em phasized by his addressing them in tn language of the Gael
 Then reverting to English. MT. MuI cahy said the occupation of the bar racks in the future would of necessit he very different in manner and spiri , from the, occupation of tie tast----i
 complimentfng the troors on tie , smart appearance. the minister sai . the army Ireland had constituted zYoul i be utilized for the defense os the cour , try. The soldiers would have to g back to work in an p ordinary VIZ among the people. The courage disc ,, pline and love of orde> they had learr ed in the army, he said, should prepar them to take their places industrial among the people as useful citizen ? Their task. he added was to place IF, land in such a position that the vis' ing stranger would admire the cou..,, the Irish people had develonad f. : themselves cut of the material and s:f | of mind and hand that Lod had b
 slowed upon them.