FAUGH A BALLAGH!

A few images below from the march-past today of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, as it received the freedom of the town of Market Drayton, close by its base in Tern Hill, Shropshire. Wonderful display with the Battalion, green hackles flying high, led by its mascot, the young Irish wolfhound 'Finn' 

The unit incorporates the old Royal Ulster Rifles, two of whose stalwarts, Lieutenants Jerry Brett and Corran Purdon, made names for themselves in the raid on Saint-Nazaire.

The unit's motto is 'CLEAR THE WAY' - in Irish, 'FAUGH A BALLAGH' - and watching this crack Battalion parade today, you wouldn't want to argue with that!