ighting forces of the Empire by a
regiment of Foot Guards, eight regiments of the Line, each of two
Regular battalions, and with several linked battalions of the Special
Reserve, or old Militia, and many Service battalions raised for
"Kitchener's Army." Altogether, these various battalions of the Irish
regiments number fifty-four. There are two Dragoon regiments and one
regiment each of Hussars and Lancers. The Volunteer or Territorial
system has not been extended to Ireland. Still, the country is not
without representation in the Auxiliary Forces. She has raised two
Yeomanry regiments, the South Irish Horse, and the North Irish Horse,
and in England there are two predominantly Irish Territorial
battalions, the London Irish Rifles (18th Battalion of the London
Regiment) and the Liverpool Irish (8th Battalion of the King's
Liverpool Regiment), both of which have "South Africa, 1900-02" as a
battle honour. There are also tens of thousands of Irishmen in the
English, Scottish, and Welsh regiments, the Artillery, the Engineers,
the Army Medical Corps, as well as in the Royal Navy.

The following are the Irish Infantry and Cavalry regiments, with their
badges and battle honours:--

IRISH GUARDS.

In acknowledgment and commemoration of the brave and honourable part
taken by the Irish troops in the Boer War an Irish regiment of Foot
Guards was added to the Brigade of Guards in 1900 by command of Queen
Victoria. Unlike the Scots Guards, which are largely English, the
Irish Guards are almost exclusively Irish. Badges: the Cross of the
Order of St. Patrick and the Shamrock. Recruiting area: all Ireland.

ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT.

The Harp of Ireland, with the motto _Virtutis Namuriensis Praemium_
("The Reward of Bravery at Namur"), surmounted by a Crown and
enwreathed with Shamrocks. Recruiting area: the Munster Counties of
Tipperary and Waterford, and the Leinster Counties of Kilkenny and
Wexford. Depot: Clonmel.

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." The Dragon, superscribed
"China"; "Namur, 1695"; "Blenheim"; "Ramillies," "Oudenarde";
"Malplaquet"; "Pegu"; "Sevastopol"; "New Zealand"; "Afghanistan,
1879-80"; "Tel-el-Kebir"; "Egypt, 1882"; "Nile, 1884-85"; "South
Africa, 1900-02."

ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS.

A grenade with the Castle of Inniskilling flying the flag of St.
George inscribed on the ball. Motto: _Nec aspera terrent_ ("The
harshest trials do not affright us"). Recruiting area: the U