Royal Irish Regiment
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The Royal Irish Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1992, drawing on the heritage of Irish line regiments and primarily recruiting from Northern Ireland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Irish Regiment canonical | 3 |
| Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | 1 |
| Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service battalions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4338562 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Irish Regiment Context triple: [Ulster Defence Regiment, followedBy, Royal Irish Regiment]
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A.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
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B.
Cameron Highlanders
The Cameron Highlanders were a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for their Highland traditions and distinguished service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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C.
4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army with Irish connections, noted for its long service history and eventual amalgamation into the Royal Dragoon Guards.
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D.
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1964, that recruits primarily from the East of England and upholds traditions from several historic county regiments.
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E.
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army renowned for its ceremonial role in royal events and its distinguished combat service history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Irish Regiment Target entity description: The Royal Irish Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1992, drawing on the heritage of Irish line regiments and primarily recruiting from Northern Ireland.
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A.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
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B.
Cameron Highlanders
The Cameron Highlanders were a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for their Highland traditions and distinguished service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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C.
4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army with Irish connections, noted for its long service history and eventual amalgamation into the Royal Dragoon Guards.
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D.
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1964, that recruits primarily from the East of England and upholds traditions from several historic county regiments.
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E.
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army renowned for its ceremonial role in royal events and its distinguished combat service history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
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regiment of the British Army ⓘ |
| alliedUnit |
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Irish Regiment of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal New Brunswick Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The South African Irish Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCountry |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| ceremonialDay | Saint Patrick's Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
Operation Banner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Herrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Telic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Royal Irish Rangers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Defence Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattalion |
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReserveUnit | Royal Irish Regiment (Army Reserve) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish line regiments of the British Army ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| motto | Faugh A Ballagh ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Clear the Way ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatre |
Global War on Terrorism
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Royal Irish Rangers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Defence Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalColour | green hackle ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | Killaloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
armoured infantry
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light infantry ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
caubeen headdress
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green hackle on caubeen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Irish Regiment Description of subject: The Royal Irish Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1992, drawing on the heritage of Irish line regiments and primarily recruiting from Northern Ireland.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service battalions)
this entity surface form:
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
subject surface form:
Louis Lipsett