"St Patrick's Day" - Irish Guards (1 April 1900 - Present) Quick March

St Patrick's Day is the Quick March of the Irish Guards. The Irish Guards were formed on 1 April 1900 by order of Queen Victoria to commemorate the Irishmen who fought in the Second Boer War for the British Empire.
The Irish Guards are known throughout the British Army as "the Micks" or "Fighting Micks. The term "Mick" can be an offensive term for a person of Irish descent ( I agree it is offensive and should be stopped). The regiment recruits in Northern Ireland and among residents of Irish extraction in Great Britain. Although restrictions in Ireland's Defence Act make it illegal to induce, procure or persuade enlistment of any citizen of Ireland into the military of another state, people from Éire (Ireland) do frequently enlist in the Regiment.

[@debhin]

One of my favourite marches, such a great tune.
I believe there's a story in the Napoleonic wars where as Wellington's Irish troops marched up a hill to meet the French they played this tune, and to their suprise it was the Irish brigade of France at the other side of the hill and they also played the same tune. Not sure if it's a true story, probably isn't, but still cool.

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

Its such a great march I love it. Listen to it every 17 March.

[@Andy-ScotsIrish-TheGAEL.]

That sounds like the civil war on USa confederacy vs Union, similar thing happened.
Irish fighting Irish

[@debhin]

@@Andy-ScotsIrish-TheGAEL. Yep. Irishmen have fought many fellow Irishmen on the fields of Europe aswell. Like the Irish Brigade of Spain fighting the Irish Brigade of France, and the Irish Brigade of Austria! The wild geese were very interesting.

[@Andy-ScotsIrish-TheGAEL.]

@@debhin thanks for the information I will check it out 👍

[@anglo-frenchroyalist1726]

Based flag choice

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

It was the flag of all Ireland at the time

[@concettaworkman5895]

Saint Patrick and the British ruined Eire. Ugh.

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

If you're gonna say something say it right, its Éire not Eire.

[@debhin]

Why's that?

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

​@@debhin 3 days later and were both waiting for a response 😂

[@debhin]

@@FionanUaMurchadha Cat's got his tongue I'd say

[@theearthguy1814]

@@debhin 100% a yank haha