Royal Irish Rifles - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia - Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF or by some of its supporters The Peoples Army) is a loyalist paramilitar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British 36th Ulster Division: Encyclopedia - British 36th Ulster Division
The British 36th (Ulster) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914. Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chunuk Bair: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Chunuk Bair - Chunuk Bair Çanak Bayırı
The opportunity for a swift victory at Chunuk Bair had been lost. By 8 am the Turks had started firing on the New Zealanders on the spur....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British 16th Irish Division: Encyclopedia Ii - British 16th Irish Division - Formation
The 8th and 9th Battalions of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers combined to form the 8/9th Battalion in October 1917 which was subsequently disb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British 3rd Division World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - British 3rd Division World War I - Formation
The brigade moved to the 25th Division in October 1915 and was replaced by the 76th Brigade. 8th Brigade  2nd Battalion, the Roya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British 8th Division World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - British 8th Division World War I - Formation
Between October 1915 and July 1916, the brigade swapped with the 70th Brigade from the 23rd Division. 25th Brigade  2nd Battalion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - History And Origins
Orange Order - Roots. The Orange Order was founded in the 1790s, but its roots go back to conflicts arising out of the creation of Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British 36th Ulster Division: Encyclopedia Ii - British 36th Ulster Division - Formation
In August 1917 the 8th and 9th battalions of the Royal Irish Rifles amalgamated to form the 8/9th Battalion which disbanded in February 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chunuk Bair: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Chunuk Bair - Rhododendron Spur
The approach to the peak was made along Rhododendron Spur which ran from the beach to the peak of Chunuk Bair. The Turks had outposts alo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - Religion And Culture
The basis of the modern Orange Order is the promotion and propagation of "biblical Protestantism" and the principles of the Reformation. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chunuk Bair: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Chunuk Bair - The Farm
General Godley remained at his headquarters near the beach, largely ignorant of the state of the fighting. His plan for August 9 was to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chunuk Bair: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Chunuk Bair - Prelude
On the night of August 6, at the same time as the British IX Corps began landing at Suvla to the north, the breakout from the Anzac secto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - The Orange Order In Canada
Three members have been Prime Ministers of Canada, namely Sir John A. Macdonald, the father of Canadian Confederation, Sir Mackenzie Bowe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - Requirements For Entry
Members are required to be Protestant with a belief in the Trinity, which excludes Unitarians and certain other Christian denominations a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - The Twelfth
The Twelfth however remains a deeply divisive issue, not least because of allegations of triumphalism and anti-Catholicism against the Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - Religion And Culture
The basis of the modern Orange Order is the promotion and propagation of "biblical Protestantism" and the principles of the Reformation. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - Political Links
Until March 2005, the Orange Order was entitled to a voting bloc on the Ulster Unionist Council, the decision-making body of the Ulster U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - The Orange Order Throughout The World
The Orange Institution spread throughout the English-speaking world and further abroad. It is headed by the Imperial Grand Orange Council...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - Orange Charities
The Grand Orange Lodge of British America Benefit Fund Better known as "Orange Insurance" was founded in 1881 and established for the pur...   » Read the article