The Royal Irish Regiment carries forward the battle honours and regimental devices of all of its antecedents, far more honours than regulations allow to be emblazoned on the Colours. The King's Colour (above left) carries 41 honours from the First and Second World Wars and The Regimental Colour...
The cross belt with rear pouch and whistle was retained by The Royal Irish Rangers, albeit in brown leather with a Ranger badge on the front, and is now a part of The Royal Irish Regiment officers' uniform (left), thereby maintaining another link with our antecedent and founding regiments....