Enniskillen Masonic Lodges
Enniskillen Masonic Lodges
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The Regiments that form the ModernRoyal Irish Regiment.
The Royal Irish Rifles
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| 1921.01.01 |
The Royal Ulster Rifles (Louth lost from Regimental District at independence of Ireland) |
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| 1968.07.01 | united with The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's), to form 2nd Bn, The Royal Irish Rangers |
| Regiment Name. | Date of Issue. | Warrant No. | Date Lodge Stopped Working. |
| Royal Ulster Rifles | 1st Nov 1759 | 339 | Warrant Surrendered 23rd July 1764 |
| Royal Ulster Rifles. 1st Battalion | 9th June 1808 | 435a 83 | Warrant exchanged for 83 I.C. 24 June 1817 |
| Royal Ulster Rifles.
1st Battalion |
24th June 1817 | 83bex435a | Warrant sent in 20 April 1847 Restored 1849 |
| Royal Ulster Rifles | 13th Jan 1849 | 83c | Filed in G.Sect Office 26 May 1857 |
| Royal Ulster Rifles, 16th Batt. |
13th June 1915 | 420 | Warrant transferred to Belfast 3 Mar 1921 |
Sir Cornelius Cuyler's Shropshire Volunteers
raised at Shrewsbury from men of Yorkshire, Lancashire and
Cheshire as a volunteer corps
Formed 30th October 1793
| 1794 | 86th (the
Shropshire Volunteers) placed on Regular Establishment |
| 1795.10.25 | absorbed personnel of 118th Regiment of Foot |
| 1806 | 86th (The Leinster) Regiment of Foot |
| 1812.05 | 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot |
| 1881.07.01 |
united with
83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Bn, The Royal Irish Rifles |
The Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish
Fusiliers)
organised as the county regiment of Armagh, Cavan and
Monaghan, encompassing its Militia infantry
1881.07.01
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| 1921.01.01 | The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) | |||||
| 1924.04.14 | formed one corps with The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers without change of title, having lost Cavan and Mongahan from the Regimental District by the independence of Ireland | |||||
| 1937 | became separate corps again | |||||
| 1968.07.01 |
united with
The Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers, and
The Royal
Ulster Rifles, to form 3rd Bn, The Royal Irish Rangers |
R.I.F.Museum
| Regt No. | Regiment Name | Date Issued | Warrant No. Irish Grand Lodge | Lodge Name | Closed | Remarks |
| 87th Ft. | Royal Ulster Fusiliers 7th Batt. | 4th Mar 1915 | 415 | 1924 | Warrant surrendered June 1924 | |
| 89th Ft. | The Royal Irish Fusiliers | March 1802 | 683 | 1818 | Ordered by G. L. in 1798 but only issued in Mar1802. | |
| 89th Ft. | The Royal Irish Fusiliers | 4th Apr 1811 | 538b | 1815 | Struck off returns of Officers. | |
| 89th Ft. | The Royal Irish Fusiliers | 4th Oct 1822 | XI | Hibernia Lodge | 1844 | Took U.G.L. Warrant 633 EC. in 1836. Provincal Grand Lodge Madras |
| 89th Ft. | The Royal Irish Fusiliers | 1836 | XI | Hibernia Lodge | 1844 | Erased P.G.L. Madras |
| 89th Ft. | The Royal Irish Fusiliers | 21st May 1844 | Social Friendship Lodge | 1947 | Currant Civil Ld. United Grand Lodge No.729(1832) & 497(1863) |
| 1968.07.01 |
The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) formed by union of the regiments of the North Irish Brigade: |
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| 1992.07.01 | united with The Ulster Defence Regiment, to form The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment) |
1970.03.31
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| 1971-1972 | more battalions raised: | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984 | reduced to nine battalions by amalgamations: | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991 | reduced to seven battalions by amalgamations: | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992.07.01 |
amalgamated with The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th), to form the home service battalions of The Royal Irish Regiment
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He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast
and he sat around the Legion
Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in
And the deeds that he had done.
In his exploits with his buddies
They were heroes,every one.
Though sometimes to his neighbours,
His tales became a joke.
All his Legion buddies listened
For they knew whereof he spoke,
But we'll hear his tales no longer.
For old Bill has passed away
And the world's a little poorer,
For a soldier died today
He'll not be mourned by many
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Quiet and uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family
Quietly going his own way;
And the world won't note his passing,
Though a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth
Their bodies lie in state.
While thousands note their passing
And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their life stories from
The time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier
Goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land.
A guy who breaks his promises
And cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who,
In times of war and strife.
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?
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A politicians stipend and the
Style in which he lives.
Are sometimes disproportionate
To the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier
Who offers up his all.
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension small.
It's so easy to forget them
For it was so long ago.
That the "Old Bills" of our country
Went to battle, but we know.
It was not politicians
With there compromise and ploys.
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys
Should you ever find yourself in danger
With your enemies at hand.
Would you want a politician
With his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier
Who has sworn to defend.
His home,his kin and country
And would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict
Then we find the soldiers part,
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start
If we cannot do him honour
While he's here to hear the praise.
Then at least let's give him homage
At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline
In a paper that would say.
"Our Country Is In Mourning,
For a Soldier Died Today" !!!!
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