I respect the Irish Guards so much. My granddad died little over a week ago, and he served for the Irish gaurds for a long time fighting in ww2 and conflicts through out the years. Thank you all to anyone in the irish gaurds from then and now you have all done us proud, and to the everyone serving in the irish gaurds now, keep safe and dont loose faith. God bless the services.
@darkshadow2341 where did you get that one from? i am a scotsman, if anyone called me english i would be really upset, just like the irish. your confusing "british" with english. a lot of foreigners get that wrong.
This is the PRIDE of Ulster, the very essence of of ourselves. In 1912 our forefathers signed a covenant, we as the descendants of our blood must remain steadfast. "Lamh deargh Abu!"
+flip inheck If there's nothing Irish about Newtownards why are the 'Irish Guards' marching In it? That's a funny version of history you've posed there! When did the Irish government 'openly supply a terrorist organisation'? I assume you're referring to the Arms Crisis which saw the government of the day sacking 3 of its members. Remind me why the Irish government had to start accepting refugees from the North?How does that tally with what you say? The cowardly, Irish government? Unlike the 'heroic' British government that murdered its own citizens and oversaw an apartheid statelet....explain that one 'kid'.
'Charles Hawkey'?? I assume you mean Charles Haughey. Haughey was never President either. There's really no point you commenting on this topic as you clearly know nothing about it.
What 'facts' am I avoiding? It's common knowledge that the Irish government had drawn up plans to enter the North in order to protect Irish civilians who were being burnt out of their homes by Unionist terrorists. You've posted utter rubbish here. You don't even know the names of the people involved! and then claimed 'Charles Hawkey' was later president! I'm glad that by correcting you you've learnt something here. Ask your teacher at school tomorrow to fill you in.....
Don't understand purpose of the old men marching behind, I'm sure in there day they were/are heroes as well, and I am NOT putting them down in anyway, but shouldn't it be solely for the current returning heroes
John Titor I'm guessing you have never served in the military. Those old soldiers were demonstrating the fact that once a guard, always a guard. The regiment is 'family'
John Titor You're welcome John. My apologies for assuming you'd never served your country. Some of those 'old men' probably had sons or grandsons in uniform marching ahead of them. This is a common feature of many British infantry regiments that have strong territorial/national connections. Bound by common blood, loyalty, history, service and sacrifice.
Nolifemerc You're showing your ignorance - the 'sack pipe' as you so elegantly put it, was/is known throughout the British Isles and in many other countries and cultures. It just happens that it survived in use in Scotland longer than in other areas. Check Northumbrian pipes.
While I have great respect for the Irish Gaurds, I am afraid that a lot of Irish people do not, and for complicated reasons that reflect not specifically on the Gaurds themselves but on the entire British army. There are a few reasons for this that most British people do not know. There are many horror stories in Ireland about historically verified atrocities carried out by the British army (the land war)/ British army veterans (black and tans) against Irish civilians. It must also be noted that although the Irish did contribute majorly to British victories like the battle of Waterloo, at that time specifically, Irish people’s rights were extremely restricted by the Penal laws, enforced often by British troops. Also the majority of Irish people had supported an effort to remove British rule from Ireland in 1798, in which 30,000 Irish people, mostly civilians, died at the hands of British troops. This is not to mention the Great famine which took place only a few decades later, during which British army troops were tasked with guarding food that was still being exported from Ireland despite the millions dying from starvation. So, although I have great respect for the Irish Guards and the British army as a whole, I think it is important that British people know why, for the reasons I have listed (along with a lot more) the British army has a mostly negative reputation in Southern Ireland.
Tbh I don’t see why ulster unionists would associate themselves with this regiment everything about it is IRISH and ulster men claim to have no connection to ireland
flip inheck Irish guards when first founded consistently of mainly catholics and most of their symbols and traditions represent Ireland and the Irish people who also made a third of your military way back when and Ulster Scots well all they have is a red hand which is also a Gaelic symbol you fucking idiot
