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Volunteer Infantry uniforms from the County of Limerick
Uniforms of the various Volunteer corps of the Kingdom of Ireland in the mid to late 18th Century. They are taken from description of Irish Regiments 1683-1999 by RG Harris
Note there are no pictures accompanying these descriptions so they should be taken with a grain of salt. Use of Bearskins, Cavalry helmets and Light Infantry Caps are based on the assumption that the Volunteers mirrored British Army practice as headgear is rarely described. However looking at period paints it does appear that at least some Grenadier units of volunteers wore bearskins and most appeared to wear bicorn hats rather than tricorns. Unless stated the badges are also fictional, however they are based on and keeping with the spirit of actual Volunteer badges.
Loyal Limerick Volunteers badge based on a button of the later Loyal Limerick Militia asahelena.wixsite.com/military…
Extract of the Loyal Limerick Union replacing the army garrison during the American War of Independece can be found books.google.co.uk/books?id=YH…

Description
Volunteer Infantry uniforms from the County of Limerick
Uniforms of the various Volunteer corps of the Kingdom of Ireland in the mid to late 18th Century. They are taken from description of Irish Regiments 1683-1999 by RG Harris
Note there are no pictures accompanying these descriptions so they should be taken with a grain of salt. Use of Bearskins, Cavalry helmets and Light Infantry Caps are based on the assumption that the Volunteers mirrored British Army practice as headgear is rarely described. However looking at period paints it does appear that at least some Grenadier units of volunteers wore bearskins and most appeared to wear bicorn hats rather than tricorns. Unless stated the badges are also fictional, however they are based on and keeping with the spirit of actual Volunteer badges.
Loyal Limerick Volunteers badge based on a button of the later Loyal Limerick Militia asahelena.wixsite.com/military…
Extract of the Loyal Limerick Union replacing the army garrison during the American War of Independece can be found books.google.co.uk/books?id=YH…