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    South Irish Horse was a Special Reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. Formed as an Imperial Yeomanry regiment in 1902 as the South of Ireland...
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    The North Irish Horse was a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer...
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  • The Irish military diaspora refers to the many people of either Irish birth or extraction (see Irish diaspora) who have served in overseas military forces...
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    infantry regiment (the Irish Guards), two cavalry regiments of the Special Reserve (the North Irish Horse and the South Irish Horse), two units of the Territorial...
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    Beggars Bush Barracks (category Irish military bases)
    from George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke. Two squadrons of the South Irish Horse were formed at the barracks in the early 20th century. The squadrons...
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    the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), the North Irish and South Irish Horse, and the Lovat Scouts. Dunlop, pp. 104–12. Money Barnes, pp....
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    Icelandic horse Indian Country-bred Iomud Irish Draught Irish Sport Horse or Irish Hunter Italian Heavy Draft Italian Trotter Jaca Navarra Jeju horse Jutland...
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    Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over...
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    2013, when it was reported that horse DNA had been discovered in frozen beefburgers and lasagna sold in several Irish and British supermarkets. The analysis...
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    (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home...
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    Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (category South Irish Horse officers)
    appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, which he regretted; his preference was to join the campaign against the Boers in South Africa. In 1911, he was appointed...
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    association football, rugby, horse racing, golf, and boxing. The names Ireland and Éire derive from Old Irish Ériu, a goddess in Irish mythology first recorded...
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    Dutch Miniature or Nederlands Mini Paard, the South African Miniature Horse and the American Miniature Horse. They are commonly kept as companion animals...
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    distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted in Ireland (where...
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    Eventing (redirect from Horse Trials)
    Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors...
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    provisional administration prior to the formal establishment of the Irish Free State. The Irish Olympic Council (IOC) affiliated to the International Olympic...
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  • Grade 2 status. † Distances in miles and furlongs [1] - Irish National Hunt May-Oct 2014. [2] – Irish National Hunt Oct–Dec 2014. [3] - Enhancements to the...
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    by A and B Squadrons, South Irish Horse and B Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry. In May 1917, F Squadron South Irish Horse replaced the Herts Yeomanry...
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    11-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare owned by Chris Mann.[failed verification] Together with the five-star rated Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Burghley Horse Trials...
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    Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford (category South Irish Horse officers)
    April 1875 – 1 December 1911), styled Earl of Tyrone until 1895, was an Irish peer and soldier. Lord Tyrone was educated at Eton and became Marquess of...
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    Dullahan (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
    (Irish: Dubhlachan; dúlachán, /ˈduːləˌhɑːn/) is a type of legendary creature in Irish folklore. He is depicted as a headless rider on a black horse, or...
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  • National Volunteers was the name taken by the majority of the Irish Volunteers that sided with Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond after the movement...
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    The horse has been present in the Indian subcontinent from at least the middle of the second millennium BC, more than two millennia after its domestication...
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    Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (joined 14 October 1916 left 23 April 1918) 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (South Irish Horse) Battalion,(joined...
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    A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal...
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    Sport in Ireland plays an important role in Irish society. The many sports played and followed in Ireland include Gaelic games (including Gaelic football...
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    Hiberno-English (redirect from Irish brogue)
    Hiberno-English or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of dialects of English native to the island of Ireland. In both the...
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    This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries...
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    Ireland. They are predominantly English-speaking, though many also speak Shelta, a language of mixed English and Irish origin. The majority of Irish Travellers...
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    Agreement in 1998, the Irish government and Northern Irish government have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the North/South Ministerial Council...
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