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	Royal Irish Rangers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th was an infantry regiment of the British Army.
		The green hackle was formerly worn by the Royal Irish Fusiliers
		Under this reorganisation, the Royal Irish Rangers were amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form the new Royal Irish Regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Irish_Rangers (465 words)

	Royal Irish Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1881 it became the Royal Irish Regiment, and served as the county regiment of Tipperary, Wexford and Kilkenny.
		The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), commonly just called the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR or R IRISH), is an infantry regiment of the British Army.
		In 1993, one of the regular battalions was disbanded, while the 3rd and 6th battalions merged, as did the 4th and 5th battalions of the Royal Irish Rangers to form 4th/5th Battalion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Irish_Regiment (1009 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers.
		The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers were both formed in September of 1793 as part of the Expansion of the English Army because of the threat of a French Invasion.
		Reform within the Army led to the Amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers with The Ulster Defence Regiment, on the 1st July 1992, to become the Royal Irish Regiment.
	www.stormpages.com /larneacf/regiment.html (404 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers Successor The Royal Irish Regiment
		The Royal Irish Rangers Successor The Royal Irish Regiment
		The name The Royal Irish Regiment is the oldest of the Irish regiments; the original Regiment to bear the name traced its history back to 1684 and the raising of a body of troops by the Earl of Granard to fight for King William.
		The Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded in 1922.
	www.royalirishrangers.co.uk /reg.html (1502 words)

	Royal Irish Rangers and London Irish Rifles
		The Royal Irish Rangers is a Territorial Army regiment and was formed on July 1st, 1968 from three former constituent regiments, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Irish Fusiliers and Royal Ulster Rifles.
		This first Royal Irish Rangers mascot was registered as Sanctuary Connaire Mor and was bred by the Misses Harrison and Atfield, by Sanctuary Knight of Kerry ex Sanctuary Monica, whelped December 30th 1969.
		In 1992 The UDR (Ulster Defence Regiment) was amalgamated with the Royal Irish Rangers and renamed the Royal Irish Regiment.
	www.irishwolfhounds.org /rangers.htm (776 words)

	DRUMAHOE PLATOON ACF -- TO INSPIRE TO ACHIEVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Royal Irish Rangers is the sole TA infantry battalion in Northern Ireland and has inherited the traditions and history of the three former constituent regiments, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Irish Fusiliers and Royal Ulster Rifles.
		The Royal Irish Fusiliers and Royal Ulster Rifles were formed at the beginning of the Napoleonic wars when the British Army was expanded.
		In 1970 an Irish wolfhound, named Brian Boru I, was presented as mascot by Major Hayes, the Commanding Officer of The Royal Irish Rangers on his retirement, and this hound was shown on several occasions, as was the then Irish Guards' mascot, which was Fionn.
	www.freewebs.com /drumahoepln (1376 words)

	Irish Regiments in Iraq -- The Wild Geese Today
		The vehicles belong to the two remaining Irish regiments of the British army, The Irish Guards and The Royal Irish Regiment.
		Despite this humiliating defeat for the British, the Connaught Rangers had won praise for their actions at the battles of Abu Roman and Beit Aiessa, where they had displayed the courage and dash for which their regiment was renowned.
		The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, equipped with 57 Challenger Main Battle Tanks, served as part of 7th Armoured Brigade -- "The Desert Rats." The Hussars was given the honour of leading the British advance on the right flank of 7th US Corps and played a significant part in the destruction of the Iraqi Republican Guard.
	www.thewildgeese.com /pages/iriraq.html (1545 words)

	The Royal irish Fusiliers
		The Royal Irish Fusiliers was increased to 14 battalions, most of these fought on the Westem Front, others fought in Gallipoli, Palestine, the Balkans and Egypt.
		Battalions from The Royal Irish Fusiliers fought with the 10th and 16th Irish Divisions and the 36th Ulster Divisions.
		The Royal Irish Fusiliers were to be disbanded, but were saved by the generosity of the lnniskillings who reduced to a single battalion, making room for them.
	www.trav.freeuk.com /rish_fusiliers.htm (1643 words)

	Belfast Cathedral : Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The transcept was consecrated (in the presence of HRH The Princess Alexandra.) on 2nd June 1981 and the chapel was consecrated on the anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 1981.
		Among the items on display in the Chapel are the last stands of Colours presented to 1st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers by HRH The Duke of Gloucester in Kenya in 1962 and 1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers by Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer in Germany in 1963.
		The Royal Ulster Rifles Book of Remembrance, The Royal Irish Regiment Book of Remembrance, the Ulster Defence Regiment Book of Remembrance and The Royal Irish Rangers Scroll of Honour are all kept on display in the Regimental Chapel along with the Old Comrades Association standards of The Royal Irish Rifles Service Battalions.
	www.belfastcathedral.org /virtual_tour/article/id/5 (1568 words)

	B Company 1st (NI) Battalion :: Army Cadet Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There were strong arguments to retain The Royal Irish Fusiliers and eventually a compromise was reached whereby The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and The Royal Irish Fusiliers combined to form one Corps each with one regular battalion and a common depot at Omagh.
		Royal lnniskilling Fusiliers was one of six battalions raised as a result of the Cold War in 1948 but was again disbanded in 1955.
		Royal approval was obtained in 1968 to the appointment of two Deputy Colonels to assist the Colonel of The Regiment in his duties and this arrangement has continued ever since.
	www.freewebs.com /bcoy1niacf/cawnewbuildings.htm (3377 words)

	Royal Irish Rangers
		The Royal Irish Rangers became part of The King's Division whose first Colonel Commandant was Major General H E N (Bala) Bredin, CBE, DSO, MC and bar, a Royal** Ulster Rifleman and a strong believer in the Regimental system which he fostered within the Division.
		Three centuries after the raising of those irregular companies at Enniskillen in December 1688, 1st Royal Irish Rangers were patrolling the streets and lanes of County Fermanagh, County Tyrone and County Armagh.
		In 1990 2nd Royal Irish Rangers also carried out a tour in Northern Ireland during which a posthumous QGM was earned by Ranger Cyril Smith who gave his life to protect others in a PIRA proxy-bomb attack on the VCP at Killeen.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalirish/history/royal_irish_rangers.htm (391 words)

	RDMA Pipes & Drums Regimental Dress Royal irish
		The Regimental Drum Major Association expresses its gratitude to Gerry McNeilly of the Royal Irish Rangers whose knowledge and expertise made this manual as accurate as possible.
		The Regimental Sash is surmounted by a gold embroidered Crown and Royal Cipher, followed by the name of the regiment, the regimental badge, and battle honours.
		Royal Irish Regiment wears a badge of the Sphinx with the words EGYPT underneath
	www.drummajor.net /Pipes/Dress/1PipesDressRegimentalRoyalIrish.htm (1697 words)

	BBC News \| NORTHERN IRELAND \| Marching in step with the Royal Irish
		The Royal Irish Regiment of the British Army was formed by the amalgamation of the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Royal Irish Rangers on 1 July 1992.
		The UDR was merged with the Royal Irish Rangers which had been formed through the amalgamations of the Royal Ulster Rifles, The Royal Irish Fusiliers and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
		The RIR headquarters is at St Patrick's Barracks in Ballymena, County Antrim.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/902767.stm (508 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Formed 1968 by amalgamation of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers.
		1 July 1992 amalgamated with The Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment).
		Formed 1 April 1971 with Headquarters and a Command and Admin Platoon at Armagh from cadres of 6th Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles and 7th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers.
	www.win.tue.nl /~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RIRANGERS (383 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers [UK]
		formed by union of the regiments of the North Irish Brigade, constituting the county regiment for the six counties of Northern Ireland:
		The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th), by Gerry McNeilly.
		Formation of The Royal Irish Rangers, by Gerry McNeilly.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/inf/027Rangr.htm (309 words)

	bobdunsire.com forums - 2006: Irish Bagpipe in History
		The old Irish garment from which the Gaelic costume of kilt and all that descended was called leine croiche- a long,full, pleated (and often quilted) linen shirt which could be worn long like a robe (think of all those apostles in the old paintings), or "kilted" up to knee length with a belt.
		The Irish regimental pipers wear tunics with no pockets and need a sporran, except the pipers of the Irish guards still to this day do not wear a sporran even though their tunics have no pockets.
		The Irish wore kilts, the term kilt wheather it is to tuck, hitch or Kilt as in Kelt meaning the Greek word Keltoi describing the Celts or the term to Quilt meaning sew in padding or layers or pleating a garment would all point to the garments of the Irish.
	bobdunsire.com /CGI-BIN/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000374;p=0 (1899 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers Main
		he Royal Irish Rangers was formed on the 1st of July 1968 with the amalgamation of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Ulster Rifles and the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
		lthough the Royal Irish Rangers was only twenty four years old, it had a history that stemmed back more than three hundred years, with the birth of the Tiffins Inniskillings and 27th (or Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot on the 20th June 1689.
		It may not have been one of the oldest Regiments of the British Army, but it was one of the finest, of which its pride is continuing today in the form of the Royal Irish Regiment after the Amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1992.
	www.trav.freeuk.com /main.htm (194 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Northern Ireland \| Chequered history of Irish regiment
		But the UDR was still merged with the Royal Irish Rangers which had been formed through the amalgamations of the Royal Ulster Rifles, The Royal Irish Fusiliers and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
		The RIR currently consists of a general service battalion, liable for service worldwide, three home service battalions, for service within Northern Ireland, and one Territorial Army battalion which retains the title Royal Irish Rangers.
		In 2000, six RIR soldiers were taken hostage in Sierra Leone and held for 16 days before paratroopers mounted a rescue operation and freed them during a gun battle.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/4736301.stm (632 words)

	Irish Regiments
		Irish Regiments of the British Army Pre 1918, Royal Irish Regiment, Connought Rangers, Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rifles shown in military uniform art prints and battle scenes.
		The Militia battalions are the king’s County, the Queen’s County, and the Royal Meath, the last of which formerly wore the “Tara Brooch” on their Glengarries.
		Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Leinster Regiment, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars, 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, Connaught Rangers, 5th Royal Irish Lancers, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Irish rifles, Royal Irish Regiment, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, Royal Munster Fusiliers.
	www.regimental-art.com /irish_regiments.htm (644 words)

	Royal Irish Kids 2
		This site, Royal Irish Kids 2, is all about a close family bond that was forged over many years of travelling as the children of service men.
		Our group, Royal Irish Kids was originally set up in Jan 2002 but due to a mishap in early march, Yahoo accidentally deleted our group whilst emalgamating all 'Clubs and Groups'.
		Many hours were then spent trying to re-coup what we could by way of contacts etc and by pure fluke 'Royal Irish Kids 2' was reborn in the early hours of 17th March 2002.
	www.geocities.com /jacq01uk (286 words)

	NATO/SFOR Informer: newcommander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Major General Trousdell was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rangers in August 1968 and served as a Junior Officer in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Libya, Bahrain, Oman and Northern Ireland.
		He was Company Commander in 2 R IRISH in Berlin and Dover before spending two years at the Ministry of Defence as the Military Assistant to the Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
		From August 1991 until January 1992 Major General Trousdell served in Northern Ireland as the Project Officer INFANCY which concerned the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers with The Ulster Defence Regiment, before taking command of 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade in Hong Kong from January 1992 until November 1993.
	www.nato.int /sfor/coms-sfor/dcomops/t000307b.htm (292 words)

	RDMA Pipes & Drums Regimental Dress Irish Guards
		At first glance the uniforms of the pipes and drums of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Irish Guards are very similar; however, there are numerous differences between the two.
		The Drum Major and drummers of the Irish Guards wear the Regimental uniform of the Irish Guards Corps of Drums and will not be described here.
		The Irish Guards Pipe Major, and Pipe Sergeant all wear the sash off the left shoulder.
	www.drummajor.net /Pipes/Dress/1PipesDressRegimentalIrishGuards.htm (1042 words)

	Slugger O'Toole: Future of the Royal Irish Regiment
		He argues that the best way forward is to lobby for a second Battalion of the TA Royal Irish Rangers, and to seek a package for soldiers that reflects "not...
		He argues that the best way forward is to lobby for a second Battalion of the TA Royal Irish Rangers, and to seek a package for soldiers that reflects "not only the long and distinguished service they have given, but also the sacrifice given since their formation in 1970".
		Towards the end of the debate former Councillor Colonel Harvey Bicker requested that the term "RIR" not be used given the abbreviation is officially "R IRISH" and spoken as "Royal Irish".
	www.sluggerotoole.com /archives/2005/10/future_of_the_r.php (420 words)

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		The Royal Irish Regiment reserves the right to make changes and corrections at any time to this website and without notice.
		When access is obtained to another website by means of a link from this website The Royal Irish Regiment has no control over the contents on the other website.
		The Royal Irish Regiment accepts no liability which might arise from your use or reliance on any information or links contained on this website and any decision made based on the information contained on this website is your sole responsibility.
	www.royalirishregiment.co.uk /page1.html (310 words)

	Ulster Gazette News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		THE colours of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers, were escorted on their final journey on Sunday afternoon by members of the Rangers before being ‘laid up’ during a thanksgiving service at St Mark’s Parish Church in Armagh.
		The 5th Battalion of The Royal Irish Rangers was formed in 1971 as a home defence battalion from cadres of the the Royal Ulster Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers, whose regimental museum is in Armagh.
		The Rangers is the last remaining TA Infantry Battalion in Northern Ireland.
	www.ulsternet-ni.co.uk /ugaz4702/gpages/GNEWS3.htm (1156 words)

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