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The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment) (R IRISH) is a light infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was founded in 1992 through the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment .
Colours of the Royal Irish Regiment (1848) The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. [3] As Hamilton's Foot, it served in Flanders during the Nine Years War and at Namur on 31 August 1695, took part in the capture of the Terra Nova earthwork, later commemorated in the song 'The British Grenadiers.' [4] In recognition, of this, William III ...
Royal Irish Regiment may be either of two British Army regiments: Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) , also known as the 18th Regiment of Foot Royal Irish Regiment (1992) , properly named the Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment — Paired with 1 R IRISH Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn [177] Band of the Royal Irish Regiment, in Holywood [178] A (Royal Ulster Rifles) Company, in Belfast [179]
This regiment was founded by the Irish nobleman Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare as part of the Dutch States Army. Not to be confused with the Clare's Dragoons. It transferred to the English forces in 1685. The regiment later became known as the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers before being amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
The barracks reverted to use as depot of the Royal Ulster Rifles after the War and became the regional centre for infantry training as the North Irish Brigade Depôt in 1964. [3] The barracks went on to be the home of the Royal Irish Rangers when it was formed in 1968 and of the Royal Irish Regiment when it was formed in 1992. [4]
The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th) was a regular light infantry regiment of the British Army with a relatively short existence, formed in 1968 and later merged with the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.
The spelling is an 18th-century anglicization of the Irish language phrase Fág an bealach [ˈfˠaːɡ ə ˈbʲalˠəx], also written Fág a' bealach. Its first recorded use as a regimental motto was by the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot (who later became the Royal Irish Fusiliers) in 1798.