The Connaught Rangers was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army formed by the amalgamation of the 88th Regiment of Foot and the 94th Regiment of Foot in July 1881. Between the time of its formation and Irish independence, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland. Its home depot was in Galway. It was disbanded following the establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922, along with the other five regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in the counties of the new state.
Connaught Rangers Cap Badge
"The Connaught Rangers" by Richard Simkin (1840–1926)
Battle of the Somme. Photo by Ernest Brooks
Connaught Rangers Badge 1914
88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)
The 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) was an infantry Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 94th Regiment of Foot to form the Connaught Rangers in 1881.
Cannon at Eyre Square, Galway The cannon were presented to the 88th Regiment of Foot at the end of the Crimean War (1854–1856) in recognition of their military achievements.
Officers of the 88th in the Crimean War.