Great Britain

The Royal Irish Regiment

from Regiments of Foot: 27, 83, 86, 87, 89, and 108

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 
1st Battalion,
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1st Battalion,
The Royal Ulster Rifles
1st Battalion,
The Royal Irish Fusiliers
(Princess Victoria’s)

1948:
part of
The North Irish Brigade
part of
The North Irish Brigade
part of
The North Irish Brigade
1958: North-Irish
North-Irish
North-Irish
1968: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion,
The Royal Irish Rangers
(27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th)
RIR
part of
The King’s Division
1969:

disbanded
1970: The Ulster Defence Regiment
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UDF
1992: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd (County Down) Battalion,
4th (County Fermanagh and County Tyrone) Battalion,
5th (County Londonderry) Battalion,
6th (County Armagh) Battalion,
7th (City of Belfast) Battalion,
8th (County Tyrone) Battalion,
9th (County Antrim) Battalion,
The Royal Irish Regiment
(27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th and the Ulster Defence Regiment)
IRISH
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1993: 1st Battalion,

1999:
3rd Bn and 6th Bn merged into 3rd Bn
2001:


7th Bn and 9th Bn merged into 2nd Bn
3rd Bn and 8th Bn merged into 3rd Bn
4th Bn and 5th Bn merged into 4th Bn
2007:
2nd Bn, 3rd Bn and 4th Bn disbanded
2023: IRISH