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	Irish Soldiers of the British Army
		The 5th Royal Irish Lancers were raised in 1689 fought at the Battle of the Boyne and as Ross's Horse were sent to the Netherlands were disbanded in 1799 having being infiltrated by the United Irishmen.
		The Regiment left Ireland in 1708 and did not return for 100 years fighting in the 1715 rebellion in Scotland were in Flanders and fought at Fontenoy in 1745, later at Waterloo in 1815 and Balaclava in the Crimea in 1854.
		The Royal Irish Rangers were merged with the Ulster Defence Regiment battalions and the London Irish Rifles in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.
	www.doyle.com.au /irish_soldiers_of_the_british_ar.htm (1284 words)

	Royal Insight > Out and About > The Queen in Northern Ireland, 6 October 2006
		The honour was not just for soldiers currently serving in the province, but for all of those who had served the regiment over its 36 years, and for the families who had lost loved ones in the pursuit of peace and stability in Northern Ireland.
		The Queen presented the award, which is second only to the Victoria Cross, to the daughter of Corporal Trelford Withers, the last soldier to be killed by the IRA prior to the announcement of its 'complete cessation of military operations'.
		Following the presentation, The Queen inspected 300 soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment, accompanied by The Duke of York, who is the regiment's Colonel-in-Chief.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page5538.asp (421 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers Successor The Royal Irish Regiment
		This new regiment evolved from an amalgamation of The Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment and is part of the Regular Army.
		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 new Regiment is not the reformation of the original Royal Irish Regiment (18th Foot), but rather an amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and the Ulster Defence Regiment which has led to the re-use of an old name.
	www.royalirishrangers.co.uk /reg.html (897 words)

	Royal Irish Regiment (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland.
		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) is an infantry Regiment of the British Army.
	royal-irish-regiment.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (468 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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)

	Irish Regiments in World War 1 - Waterford County Museum
		The Royal Regiment of Ireland, as it was once known, traces its origin to independent companies of foot, retained in pay for the purpose of garrisoning Ireland in the days of the Commonwealth.
		The regiment fought under King William III at the battle of the Boyne, and throughout the Irish campaigns down to the fall of Limerick.
		On 18 Apr 1918 the battalion was reduced to a cadre and on 28 Jun 1918 reformed with 500 all ranks from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 250 from the Royal Munster Fusiliers and 85 from the Royal Irish Regiment.
	www.waterfordcountymuseum.org /exhibit/web/Display/article/31/2/?lang=en (1895 words)

	Royal Irish Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The regiment is notable for the large number of soldiers recruited from the Republic of Ireland.
		The regiment held a disbandment parade (For the Home Service Bns) in Belfast on Oct. 6, 2006, which was attended by the Queen and marked by the presentation of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross to the regiment as a whole.
		It is expected to close in Summer of 2008, with the Royal Irish RHQ moving to Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Irish_Regiment (1654 words)

	Captain Reginald Hastings Hastings, Royal Irish Regiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment was involved in the Somme offensive, which lasted until November of 1916.
		Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment remained in the area between St. Omer, Ypres and Lille through the winter of 1916 and the spring of 1917.
		Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded at Saulcourt, near Epehy, on the 9
	members.aol.com /reubique/Hastings.htm (2906 words)

	The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot.
		John Kelly was new to the regiment, being a draft from the 50th Foot which was remaining in Ireland.
		The regiment arrived in Philadelphia in July, 1767, and must have been pleased to be on solid ground.
		The regiment was reformed at Dover Castle in 1776 and 1777.
	www.nwta.com /couriers/7-97/18th.html (1366 words)

	The 5th Royal Irish Lancers
		Keogh's father was an officer in the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, and the birthplace of Capt. Keogh, was Orchard, County Carlow, Ireland.
		Nevertheless the the Royal Irish Lancers proved themselves to be adept at a massed cavalry charge when in Elandslaagte on the 21st of October 1899 they completey routed the Boers.
		The 5th Royal Irish Lancers were involved in many other battles during the campaign in South Africa including the Defence of Ladysmith and it was during one of these confrontations that the a Royal Irish Lancer was to receive Britain's highest military award - the Victoria Cross.
	www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /history.htm (3078 words)

	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 Great Irish Warpipes carried by the Royal Ulster Rifles pipers and the Brian Boru Pipes carried by the The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers pipers were abandoned in favor of the Great Highland Bagpipe, which thus became standardized throughout the British Army.
		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 (484 words)

	THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT
		The Ulster Defence Regiment was raised by Act of Parliament in 1970, and was the largest infantry regiment in the Army with full-time and part-time soldiers on its strength.
		The birth of the Regiment was a result of the civil unrest of the late 1960s which had threatened to overwhelm the Royal Ulster Constabulary and which had led to the deployment of Regular Army units to assist the police.
		The men, and women, of the Regiment were not safe anywhere, nor at any time: more personnel were murdered while off duty, either at home or in the course of their civilian employment, than lost their lives in uniform.
	www.royalirishregiment.co.uk /History/UDR.htm (769 words)

	Research The Records Of The Royal Irish Regiment
		This was a part time organisation, each County regiment had two Regular Battalions the 1st and 2nd and a Special Reserve Battalion the 3rd, some regiments such as the Royal Irish had an Extra Reserve Battalion the 4th.
		In recognition of the work done by the Royal Irish Regiment the 1st Battalion was taken to Pretoria to represent Ireland at the ceremony of proclaiming the annexation of the Transvaal on the 25th Oct 1900.
		On the 29th Apr 1904 the regiment was redeployed to South Africa Maritzburg this was familiar ground to John having served in the Boar War with the Royal Irish Regiment.
	www.richardmoles.com /dunne.html (1437 words)

	The 5th Royal Irish Lancers
		A distinctive green feather plume was worn at the front of the czapska which became synonymous with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, the green reflecting the regiments Irish roots.
		The distinguising features of the plate are the regiments name and the winged harp which was adopted by almost all of the Irish Regiments at the time.
		Also present is the Royal Coat of Arms, with the four battle honours won by the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, during Marlborough's campaign in Flanders during the 18th Century.
	www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /uniforms.htm (1148 words)

	The History of the Royal Irish Artillery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Royal Irish Artillery’s involvement in the American War for Independence, although brief, was a part of the largest Artillery campaign to-date in North America.
		The Royal Irish Artillery was not brought to North America as a distinct unit, but as drafts for the British Royal Artillery during Lt. General John Burgoyne’s New York campaign of 1777.
		The uniforms of the Royal Irish Artillery during the time of the AWI followed the coloring standards of the British Royal Artillery from the same time.
	www.royalirish.com /history.html (327 words)

	Royal Irish Regiment
		R IRISH JNCO dies of wounds sustained in Afganistan...
		R IRISH soldiers wounded during an attack in Afganistan...
		The Royal Irish Regiment to be an enduring, operationally seasoned and efficient organisation in order that it is the Regiment of choice for front line service both at home and abroad.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalirish/index.html (488 words)

	Royal Irish Regiment
		The Royal Irish Regiment in regimental military art prints by military artists Richard Simkin and Harry Payne of the Royal Irish Regiment during the reign of Queen Victoria.
		From 1701 until 1714, with the exception of a shirt absence, the Royal Irish served on the Continent, and shared in almost all the principal combats.
		The Wexford, North Tipperary, and Kilkenny regiments.
	www.regimental-art.com /royal_irish.htm (1147 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)

	Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service): 9 Mar 2006: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		There will be a bespoke Royal Irish after-care service to provide continuing support; it will be accessible by all former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment and of the Royal Irish (Home Service), as well as their dependants.
		I join the Minister in praising the contribution of the Royal Irish regiment down the years, and especially those components that form the Ulster Defence Regiment.
		I visited the Royal Irish with the armed forces parliamentary scheme only seven weeks ago, when we were all immensely impressed by the regiment's long history and tradition and by the perceptions of the future that some of the men revealed in conversation with us.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2006-03-09a.961.0 (4887 words)

	Speeches and articles > The Queen addresses the Royal Irish Regiment
		The Queen pays tribute to the 'uncommon courage and conviction' of the Royal Irish Regiment in Northern Ireland, prior to the formal disbandment of the unit, 6 October 2006.
		The Queen was addressing the regiment at a commemorative event at the Balmoral Showground, Belfast, marking the end of the unit's operational duties in Northern Ireland and the conclusion of 36 years' loyal service.
		The Regiments discharged their responsibilities without flinching in what was often a climate of extreme personal intimidation.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page5537.asp (354 words)

	Armed Forces - a5a08 - British Army - The Infantry - The Royal Irish Regiment
		The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in July 1992, following the merger of the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Royal Irish Rangers.
		The Royal Irish Regiment is comprised of 1 x General Service, 1 x TA and 3 x Home Service Battalions.
		The soldiers of the General Service Battalion (1 Royal Irish) operate as does any other unit of the Regular Army and in early 2003 the battalion was amongst the first British troops that entered Iraq.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0034.html (161 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 three shamrocks along the right edge of the kilt.
	www.drummajor.net /Pipes/Dress/1PipesDressRegimentalRoyalIrish.htm (1662 words)

	Fear still stalks soldiers of Royal Irish Regiment \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		The RIR - the army uses the contraction RIrish - was formed in 1992 after the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment.
		By the mid-1970s, the UDR was 11 battalions strong and the largest regiment in the British army.
		RIR soldiers hide their occupations from all but trusted friends and acquaintances.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Northern_Ireland/Story/0,,1888708,00.html (1155 words)

	The Royal Irish Regiment in 1914-1918
		The Irish Regiments raised no battalions of the TF.
		Formed at Clonmel, 6 September 1914, as part of K2 and attached to 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division.
		Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse.
	www.1914-1918.net /rireg.htm (409 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Rare honour for Royal Irish Regiment
		The Queen was accompanied to Belfast by her son, the Duke of York, in his role as Colonel in Chief, The Royal Irish Regiment.
		The CGC was received from the Queen on behalf of the regiment by Cpl Claire Withers, 30, whose father was the last serving Irish soldier to be killed by terrorist action.
		The thousands gathered for the ceremony had no idea that the Queen would be honouring the regiment and loud applause and cheering rippled round the crowd when she was first spotted in their midst.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/06/uqueen.xml (475 words)

	The Royalist - The Queen Makes History In Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A week of royal tributes and support for the Armed Forces has culminated with a surprise honour for the Royal Irish Regiment in Belfast as they welcomed the Queen to a ceremony which made military history.
		The royals are in South Belfast to bid farewell to the three home service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment before they are disbanded next year following 36 years of unbroken operational duty in Northern Ireland.
		Crowds of thousands waited in the rain to see the royal parade at the Belfast Showgrounds, the audience including the families of soldiers killed in the line of duty, as well as past and present members of the RIR and soldiers with links to the regiment's predecessor, the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).
	www.theroyalist.net /content/view/1288/2 (254 words)

	Great war diaries - 2nd Royal Irish Regiment
		A Company was sent to Mametz to consolidate a position for the 21st Manchester Regiment, and D Company reinforced the 22nd Manchester Regiment with the object of repelling counter attacks.
		But the failure of the 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers to get into position on our right and the strength of the enemy who was being rapidly reinforced made it imperative to retire.
		The 2nd Royal Irish and 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers were ordered to attack Quadrangle Trench – Wood Trench and south corner of Mametz Wood with the 1st Royal Warwicks in support at Bottom Wood.
	www.1914-1918.net /Diaries/wardiary-2rir.htm (1943 words)

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