Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Arrangement of two Irish songs "Erin's Green Shore" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
The Irish Guards' first honorary Colonel of the Regiment was Field Marshal Lord Roberts VC, known by the Guardsman as "Bobs”; the regiment soon gained the nickname "Bob's Own”.
Performed by the Band of the Household Division.
The image is of Lord Roberts, in the full ceremonial dress of the Irish Guards, wearing shamrock for St. Patrick's Day, 1914.
Arrangement of two Irish songs "Erin's Green Shore" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
The Irish Guards' first honorary Colonel of the Regiment was Field Marshal Lord Roberts VC, known by the Guardsman as "Bobs”; the regiment soon gained the nickname "Bob's Own”.
Performed by the Band of the Household Division.
The image is of Lord Roberts, in the full ceremonial dress of the Irish Guards, wearing shamrock for St. Patrick's Day, 1914.
