These Irish Regiments of the British Army - The Royal Irish Regiment, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, The Connaught Rangers, The Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment, The Royal Munster Fusiliers and the South Irish Horse - were disbanded in 1922 following the establishment of the Irish Free State. Their histories, long out of print, are now being re-issued in limited, boxed editions for collectors and enthusiasts. The Official History of each Regiment covers the period from its establishment to the disbandment. Each provides a valuable source of research into the history, both military and social, of the hundreds of thousands of Irish soldiers who served in the British Army over several centuries.
NEILL'S BLUE CAPS:
The History of the First Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Since its foundation in 1639, as the East India Company's
European Regiment, later the 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers and finally,
the First Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Regiment had a long
and honourable record. Colonel Wylly's history was originally published
for private circulation only, in 1924, and this is its first issue to
the general public. The edition, of 200 numbered sets, comprises three
volumes of text, each with black and white and full colour plates, plus
a separate folder of maps, all finely bound in dark blue cloth, with
a matching slipcase.
Price is €280 plus P&P
• A FEW VERY SLIGHTLY MARKED SETS
ONLY REMAINING, AT HALF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED PRICE — €140
THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT
The Royal Irish Regiment was raised in 1684 by Charles
II when he reorganised the military forces of Ireland. Originally named
the Royal Regiment of Foot in Ireland, it was renamed in 1751 as the
18th or Royal Irish Regiment of Foot, finally becoming the Royal Irish
Regiment. These two volumes cover the history of the Regiment from foundation
to disbandment. Volume I, by Lt. Col. G le M Gretton, details the history
from 1684 to 1902, including the Regiments service in the Afghan & Boer
Wars. Volume II, by Brig. Gen. S Geoghegan, CB, takes the history through
WW1 and on to disbandment. Volume II also includes a brief history of
the South Irish Horse, as the 7th Battalion, RIR, during WW1. Both volumes
are illustrated in black & white and there is a separate folder of 17
maps. The set is clothbound, in a slipcase, matching the existing publications
in the series. Each set is accompanied by a complimentary pack of six
full colour postcards depicting outstanding incidents in the Regiment's
history.
Price is €180 plus P&P
• A FEW VERY SLIGHTLY MARKED SETS
ONLY REMAINING, AT HALF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED PRICE — €90
THE LEINSTER REGIMENT
[The Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)]
The only Regiment of the British Army to represent both
Canada and India in its constitution, it always had a strong connection
with Ireland, going back to the days of the 100th County of Dublin Regt.,
an all-Irish corps raised in 1805 and later amalgamated into the 100th
or Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment, finally becoming the 1st
Battalion Leinsters in 1881. The 2nd Battalion had its origins in the
East India Company's service, the 3rd Bombay Europeans, largely of Irish
origin. Early in the 1860s the regiment was strengthened from an unusual
source, the force known as the British German Legion, recruited in Germany
and sent to England for service in the Crimea. Some 500 officers and
men later volunteered for the new 109th Regt. of Foot in India, augmenting
the men of the Bombay Europeans. This led to one of the Regimental nicknames:
The Jagers. By 1883 however, when the battalion was again stationed
in Ireland, its composition had become predominantly Irish, and so it
remained until disbandment in 1922. SCHULL BOOKS' republication of Colonel
Whitton's two-volume history traces the whole story of the Regiment's
activities. As with previous publications in the series, the fully illustrated
books are accompanied by a folder of maps, all three volumes cloth-bound
and in a slipcase.
Price: €190 plus P&P
THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS
It is now over 200 years since the Connaught Rangers were
raised and almost 80 years since their disbandment, but they are still
arguably the best-known of the Disbanded Irish Regiments, and remain
an honoured name among the Regiments of the British Army. Raised in
1793 as the 88th and 94th, they became the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Connaught
Rangers in 1881. The Regiments Battle Honours make an impressive list,
covering campaigns in Egypt, Europe, India, South Africa and the West
Indies. Great War service was mostly in France and Flanders but with
action also in Gallipoli, the Balkans and the Middle East. Volume 1
details the history of the 1st Bn. from 1793-1922; Volume 2 covers the
2nd Bn. and also a brief history of the 3rd & 4th (Militia) Battalions
while Vol 3 deals with the 5th & 6th (Service) Battalions from 1914-18,
and also includes a full listing of Officers of the Regiment. All three
volumes are cloth-bound, illustrated and with maps, in a slipcase.
Price: €320 plus P&P
CROWN AND COMPANY:
The History of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
We are proud to announce the final publication of the Disbanded Irish Regiments series, the historical records of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, from 1662 to 1922. Originally founded as The Bombay European Regiment, the Battalion served in India until 1870, their first appearance in Ireland being at Templemore in 1876. By 1881, amalgamations linked the Regiment with the 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers, and the 2nd Bn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers was born.
Subsequent service took the Battalion to Gibraltar, Alexandria and Egypt; to Africa for the duration of the Boer War, and to the European theatre of war from 1914 to 1918. After the Great War, the Battalion was sent to Constantinople, and from there to India, where it remained back in its original territory until disbandment in 1922.
Volume 1 of this history, by Major A Mainwaring, deals
with the period from 1662 to 1911, and comprises 437pp plus 54 plates
and a list of subscribers to the original edition. Volume 2, by Colonel
H C Wylly, takes the history on to disbandment, and includes appendices
of Honours and Rewards, plus an Officers' Roll of Honour which covers
all Battalions of the Regiment. It has 234pp and 36 plates . There is
a folder of maps. All three volumes are clothbound, in a slipcase, and
limited to 200 numbered sets.
Price: €220 plus P&P
THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS
This, the first publication in the series, has now completely SOLD OUT.
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THE IRISH IN THE GREAT WAR
This is our new series of publications. Future titles will include histories of individual Irish Battalions and Regiments , both North and South, plus some more general accounts of the part played by Irish men and women in this “war to end wars”.
We also plan to publish a memoir of The South Irish Horse and its part in the Great War.
The first title in this series is now available:
THE 2ND MUNSTERS IN FRANCE
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, part of the
original British Expeditionary Force, landed in France in August 1914,
and were to serve in France and Flanders for the duration of World War
One. The Battalion's engagements read as a roll call of all the terrible
battles of that war, and the bravery of the Irish officers and men who
took part in it. All the accounts in this book are drawn from the testimony
of survivors, with additional material from Brigade narratives and the
Battalion War Diaries. The Royal Munster Fusiliers were disbanded in
1922, and Lt. Col Jervis, a former CO, compiled this record to honour
the Regiment. Out of print for nearly 80 years, it portrays a vivid
picture of life at the front as carried on by the fighting troops. 104pp;
2 plates; 13 maps; Roll of Honours and Awards
Prices: Hardback: €32 Paperback: €20 plus P&P
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