The Crown Forces

King John's Castle was always the focus of English administration in the town of Dungarvan, it has had many occupants over the years notably it's military garrison and in more recent times it has acted as the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

The following section is a list of the regiments garrisoned in King John's Castle Dungarvan from 1740 when the castle was rebuilt as an infantry barracks until 1882 when the King's Own Borderers were the last regiment to be stationed there. This list has been compiled from mentions of the regiment's concerned in the Births, Marriage and Death Register of St. Mary's Church Of Ireland in the town. This list is a work in progress and will be added to, as information becomes available. If anyone has further information on these regiments in the era's in which they were stationed in Dungarvan please email the museum. 

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Garrison Regiment's of Dungarvan 1767 - 1853
1767 December
63rd Regt. Of Foot Capt. Folliots Company

1770 April 23
63rd Regt. Of Foot Col. Grant's Cpy

1770 May 17
63rd Regt. Of Foot Col. Patterson's Cpy

1770 May 30
40th Regt. Of Foot Major Otho Hamiltons Cpy

1771 May 8
5th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Wade's Company

1771 Oct 4
38th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Sheldon's Cpy

1772 April 10
38th Regt. Of Foot General Lord Blaney

1772 July 19
44th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Charles Willingtons Cpy

1772 Dec 10
44th Regt. Of Foot

1773 Jan 10
44th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Fields Company

1773 Aug 1
17th Regt. Of Foot General Robert Monkton

1774 Jan 30
17th Regt. Of Foot Capt. John Saxton

1774 Aug 27
63rd Regt. Of Foot Capt. McPherson's Cpy

1775 Jun/July
57th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Bell

1775
63rd Regt. Of Foot Capt. Folliots Cpy

1777
36th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Scot's Cpy

1778 May/June
36th Regt. Of Foot

1779 May 13
30th Regt. Of Foot General Paslow's Cpy

1779 Aug 10
60th Regt. Of Foot Capt. Cardynes Cpy

1780 July 9
2nd Comp. Invalides

1780 Dec 17
32nd Regt. Of Foot

1781 Jan 17
22nd Regt. Of Foot Capt. Fields Cpy

1781 Nov 25
2nd Regt. Of Foot Queens Royal W.Surrey Regt

1782
2nd Comp. Invalides

1783
2nd Comp. Invalides

1785 Apr 18
45th Regt. Of Foot Capt.Brown + Capt. Beckwith's Cpy.

1785 Dec 11
46th Regt. Of Foot

1790
61st Regt. Of Foot Gloucestershire Regt.

1794
Co. Waterford Militia

1795 Jan 9
Artillery

1799 May 10
Rothesay Caithness Fencibles

1801 Oct 22
Hon. East India Cpy

1802 May 28
89th Regt. Of Foot Royal Irish Fusiliers

1802 Oct 21
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.

1803 Mar 23
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.

1803 Sep 1
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.

1803 Dec
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.

1805 Feb
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.

1806 April
4th Royal Garrisson Batt.

1806 Dec 26
4th Royal Veteran Batt.
Raised in Canada in 1803, among the discharged veterans. Saw service in 1812-15 War. Disbanded about 1820.

1807 Jun 15
4th Royal Veteran Batt.
Raised in Canada in 1803, among the discharged veterans. Saw service in 1812-15 War. Disbanded about 1820.

1809 Nov 20
Sligo Militia

1816 Jan 23
Royal Meath Militia

1817 Apr 29
35th Regt. Of Foot Royal Sussex Regt.

1819 Jan 10
44th Regt. Of Foot Essex Regt.

1819 Jun 20
18th Regt. Of Foot Royal Irish Regt.

1819 Sep 19
3rd Dragoon Guards

1824 Feb 9
15th Regt. Of Foot East Yorkshire Regt.

1825 Jul 14
58th Regt. Of Foot Northhamptonshire Regt.

1825 Nov 7
29th Regt. Of Foot Worcestershire Regt.

1827 Sep 2
15th Regt. Of Foot East Yorkshire Regt.

1828 Jan
15th Regt. Of Foot East Yorkshire Regt.

1829 July
19th Regt. Of Foot Yorks' Regt Green Howards

1830 Mar 24
19th Regt. Of Foot  Yorks' Regt Green Howards

1833 Jan 20
97th Regt. Of Foot Royal West Kent Regt.

1833 Oct 4
9th Regt. Of Foot Norfolk Regt.

1833 Nov 13
37th Regt. Of Foot Hampshire Regt.

1834 Jan 23
9th Regt. Of Foot Norfolk Regt.

1834 Feb 12
15th Hussars Kings Royal Hussars

1836 Mar 11
53rd Regt. Of Foot Shropshire Light Infantry

1837 Jan 1
24th Regt. Of Foot South Wales Borderers

1837 May 19
3rd Dragoon Guards

1837 Dec 2
58th Regt. Of Foot Northamptonshire Regt.

1838 Mar 7
58th Regt. Of Foot Northamptonshire Regt.

1840 Jul/Sept
Royal Miners And Sappers

1840 Oct 27
48th Regt. of Foot Northamptonshire Regt.

1840 Dec 27
49th Regt. Of Foot Royal Berkshire Regt.

1843 Jan 15
33rd Regt. Of Foot West Riding Regt.

1843 Nov 26
35th Regt. Of Foot Royal Sussex

1845 Sep 5
Royal Marines

1846 Oct 18
47th Regt. Of Foot Loyal N. Lancashire Regt.

1847 Jan 10
2nd Dragoons Scots Grey's

1847 Mar 1
35th Regt. Of Foot Royal Sussex

1847 May 20
83rd Regt. Of Foot Royal Irish Rifles

1847 Nov 26
16th Regt. Of Foot Bedfordshire Regt.

1849 Aug 12
85th Regt. Of Foot Shropshire Light Infantry

1850 Jan 21
85th Regt. Of Foot Shropshire Light Infantry

1850 May 27
55th Regt. Of Foot Border Regt.

1850 Sep 29
55th Regt. Of Foot Border Regt.

1851 Feb 9
55th Regt. Of Foot Border Regt.

1851 Jul 6
47th Regt. Of Foot Loyal N. Lancashire Regt.

1851 Nov 23
47th Regt. Of Foot Loyal N. Lancashire Regt.

1852 Jan 4
47th Regt. Of Foot Loyal N. Lancashire Regt.

1852 Mar 28
87th Regt. Of Foot Royal Irish Fusiliers

1853 Jul 29
9th Regt. Of Foot Norfolk Regt.

Notes: The Royal Garrison Battalions were raised in 1802+ and renamed in 1805 as Royal Veterans Battalions. They comprised over aged and wounded veterans who were not totally unfit for military service. They were used for low-conflict garrison duties, show of force aboard ships (i.e. make-believe invasion forces), and occasionally as battlefield reserves (mostly to deceive the enemy about the strength of the British forces). There were 13 numbered battalions, and a "Foreign Veterans Battalion". The 1st-6th battalion were formed at Christmas 1802, and the others later. They all disbanded in 1814-16.

Invalid companies were soldiers who wanted to contribute to their country [England is the example we know of] but they were unfit for military service at the front so they were put into invalid companies and used for things like guarding prisoners and garrison duty etc. They were usually invalided out of the army during a former action.

The spelling of "invalides" was probably 18th century English for invalids. They were most probably a precursor of the Veterans battalions with much the same purpose in mind. Many new regiments were raised during the American revolution. Most were sent on garrison duty around the empire, to relieve the more experienced regiments to fight in North America. There was a precedent for this. Several companies of invalids were raised in 1719, and later that year regimented into what became in 1747 the "41st Regt of Foot, or Royal Invalids". They were partially disabled pensioners from Marlborough's wars who were still capable of garrison duty. They converted from invalids to a regular regiment of infantry in 1787. It is possible that the company based in Dungarvan was actually on detached service from this regiment, but their main station was Portsmouth, with detachments at Plymouth and Jersey. The 41st later became the Welch Regiment, which in 1969 amalgamated with the South Wales Borderers to become the Royal Regiment of Wales of today. Regimental histories of the Welch Regiment may shed light on whether they had a company or more in Ireland during the American Revolution.

My thanks to Bernadette Sheridan of D.M.S. for her research work in this section, also to T.F. Mills of Denver University for his information on the Veteran's Battalions (also to "Greeno" for information on the Invalides). If you are looking for further information on British Army Regiments visit Mr. Mills excellent site it contains a complete index of British Army Regimental Web Sites. A complete list of military museums and collections in the U.K. (containing details of the exhibits, opening hours and admission charges) can be found at the Museum Organisation's military interest page.