By 1858 the only Irish regiment remaining would be the 69th.
It was one of five Irish regiments disbanded in 1922.
He was instrumental in the founding of all the early Irish regiments.
Then listen to me, soldier, this is not an Irish regiment.
In common with the other foreign troops the Irish regiments were paid more than their French counterparts.
They also share the caubeen headdress common to other Irish regiments.
The Irish regiment is written for, and whether they come or not, come you in any wise at all haste.
A credible reason was that an Irish regiment was barracked here.
The three Irish regiments co-existed until late 1858 when all three were rolled into the 69th.
There were recruits in the Irish regiments who would forget to answer to their own names, so short had been their acquaintance with them.