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- 1 2 3 4 "Irish County Regiments" . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ Wilkins p.37
- ↑ "Connaught Rangers Association – WW1" . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Connaught Rangers" . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Unit History: Connaught Rangers" . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ "1st Battalion, Scotch Brigade / 94th Regiment of Foot / 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ Murphy, p. 30 quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The South Irish Horse"
Bibliography
- David C. A. Wilkins, Defence Prepared: The Galway Militia from 1793, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. 50 (1998), pp. 37–48
- Murphy, David (2007). Irish Regiments in the World Wars. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1846030154.