the Irish Guards
/ði ˌaɪrɪʃ ˈɡɑːdz/
/ði ˌaɪrɪʃ ˈɡɑːrdz/
- a Guards regiment in the British army, formed in 1900 in honour of the Irishmen who had fought in the Boer War. It is part of the Guards Division.
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