Royal Irish Rangers

Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd & 87th)
Active1 July 1968 – 1992
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeLight infantry
SizeOn disbandment, 2 Regular battalions & 1 TA Battalion
Garrison/HQSt Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena
Nickname(s)"Rangers"
Motto(s)Faugh A Ballagh (Irish) (Clear the Way)
ColoursGreen
From Royal Irish Fusiliers
MarchQuick: Killaloe
Slow: Eileen Alannagh
Mascot(s)Irish Wolfhound Brian Boru
AnniversariesBarrosa Day, 5 March; Somme Day, Waterloo Day, Rangers Day 1 July
EngagementsBarrosa
Waterloo
Somme
Commanders
Colonel in ChiefFirst: Field Marshal Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster
Last: The Duchess of Gloucester (1989 - until amalgamation)
Honorary ColonelFirst - Lieutenant General Sir Ian Harris.
Last - Lt. Col. The 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
Notable
commanders
General Sir Roger Wheeler, GCB, CBE. Former CGS
Brigadier MCV McCord MC
The O'Morochoe
Insignia
AbbreviationR.IRISH

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.