The Royal Irish Rifles.—Rifle regiments do not possess colours.
Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers).—Facings, blue.
The Princess Victoria, who gave her name to this regiment, was afterwards Queen Victoria.
R.C.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales. In the first and fourth corners, Princess Victoria’s coronet; in the second, an Eagle, with a wreath of laurel (to commemorate the one captured from the French at Barrosa); in the third, the Harp and Crown; the Sphinx, superscribed “Egypt.” The motto, “Faugh-a-Ballagh.” (Clear the way.)
The battle honours are: Monte Video; Talavera; Barrosa; Tarifa; Java; Vittoria; Nivelle; Niagara; Orthes; Toulouse; Peninsula; Ava; Sevastopol; Egypt, 1882–1884; Tel-el-Kebir; South Africa, 1899–1902; Relief of Ladysmith.
The Connaught Rangers.—Facings, green.
R.C.—The Harp and Crown, with the motto, “Quis separabit” (Who shall separate?) The Elephant, the Sphinx, superscribed “Egypt.”
The battle honours are: Seringapatam; Talavera; Busaco; Fuentes d’Onor; Ciudad Rodrigo; Badajoz; Salamanca; Vittoria; Pyrenees; Nivelle; Orthes; Toulouse; Peninsula; Alma; Inkerman; Sevastopol; Central India; South Africa, 1877–8–9; South Africa, 1899–1902; Relief of Ladysmith.
Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders).—Facings, yellow.
R.C.—A Boar’s Head, with the motto, “Ne obliviscaris” (Do not forget), within a wreath of myrtle. A Cat with the motto, “Sans Peur” (Without fear), within a wreath of broom. Over all, the label as represented in the arms of the Princess Louise, and surmounted with Her Royal Highness’s coronet. In each of the four corners, Princess Louise’s cypher and coronet.