Irish Central

On This Day: 69th Infantry Regiment 'Fighting Irish' is founded in 1849

The 69th Regiment, known as 'The Fighting Irish,' was founded on December 21, 1849. In November 2019, ahead of its 170th anniversary, a special Irish whiskey was unveiled to commemorate the iconic ...
New York Post

NYC’s ‘Fighting Irish’ 69th Regiment gets its own whiskey

New York’s Fighting Irish are making a new splash — on the rocks. A non-profit historical trust dedicated to the famed 69th Infantry Regiment debuted its own authentic Irish Whiskey this week in bars ...
usace.army.mil

Fighting 69th Welcomes Irish Army Battalion for St. Patrick's Celebration

NEW YORK -Irish Defense Force Soldiers from the 58th Reserve Infantry Battalion joined the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry in the annual march up Fifth Avenue in the world's ...
The Irish Times

Irish regiment of the British army remembered a century after its disbandment

In 1922 six Irish-based regiments of the British army were disbanded, bringing to an end centuries of military service. Though resented by advanced nationalists, Ireland was throughout the 19th ...
The Irish Times

Centenary service set to mark disbandment of six Irish regiments of British army

A hundred years to the day after the event, a service of remembrance will take place in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, on Sunday afternoon to mark the centenary of the disbandment of six Irish ...