King William and Queen Mary’s Forces[1] in Ireland

John O’Hart

Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation

1892 (5th Edition)

Volume 2

In Ireland, in 1690.—(F. 4. 14.)

1.—Regiments of Foot.

Commanded by Major-General Kirke.

1. Col. John Beaumont’s.
2. Col. Wm. Stewart’s.
3. Sir John Hanmor’s, Bart.
4. Col. Henry Wharton’s.
5. Col. Ferd. Hasting’s.
6. Sir G. St. George’s.
7. Edw., Earl of Meath’s.
8. Col. George Hamilton’s.
9. Henry, Duke of Norfolk’s.
10. Charles, Duke of Bolton’s.
11. William, Earl of Kingston’s.
12. Henry, Earl of Drogheda’s.
13. Carew, Earl of Roscommon’s.
14. Adam, Visct. Lisburn’s.
15. George, Visct. Castleton’s.
16. John, Lord Lovelace’s.
17. Sir Edw. Deering’s, Bart.
18. Col. Charles Herbert’s.
19. Sir Henry Ingoldsby’s, Bart.
20. Col. Thomas Erle’s.
21. Col. De la Meloneer’s.
22. Col. De Cambon’s.
23. Col. De Calamol’s.
24. Royal MacCarty’s.
25. Lord Clare’s.
26. Henry Fitzjames’s.
27. St. John’s.
28. — Hamilton’s.
29. Lord Clanrickard’s.
30. Earl of Antrim’s.
31. Earl of Tyrone’s.
32. Lord German’s.
33. — Hore’s.
34. Lord Slane’s.

Total Foot: 36,036.

According to F. 4. 14, William and Mary had in Ireland Forty-four Regiments of Foot, having Thirteen Companies in each Regiment, and Sixty-three men in each Company.

2.—Regiments of Horse.

Commanded by Sir John Laneir.

Among the Regiments of Horse were those of—

1. Lord Tyrconnell’s.
2. Lord Galmoy’s.
3. Col. Sarsfield’s.
4. Col. Sutherland’s.
5. — Abercorn’s.
6. Henry Luttrell’s.
7. John Parker’s.
8. Nicholas Puttrell’s.
9. Horse Guards.
10. Dover’s Troop.
11. Berwick’s Troop.
12. Troop Grenadrs.
13. Col. Butler’s.

Total Horse: 3,481.

3.—Dragoons.

1. Dungan’s.
2. Neile O’Neile’s.
3. — Luttrell’s.
4. Rob. Clifford’s.
5. James Cotter’s.
6. Thomas Maxwell’s.
7. Lord Clare’s.
8. — O’Brien’s.
9. Col. Richard Leveson’s.

Total Dragoons: 4,020.

4.—Officers.

Among King William and Queen Mary’s officers were—

1. Lord Galway.
2. Lord Louth.
3. Lord Duleek.
4. Lord Kilmallock.
5. Lord Kenmare.
6. Sir John Fitzgerald.
7. Sir Maurice Gustard.
8. Col. Kussen.
9. Col. Henry Dillon.
10. Col. John Graid.
11. Col. Edward Butler.
12. Col. Thomas Butler.
13. Lord Bophin.
14. Col. Charles Moore.
15. Col. O’Cormack.
16. — Neale
17. Col. Art MacMahon.
18. Earl Westmeath.
19. Col. Cavenagh
20. Col. Oxburgh.
21. Col. M‘Carty More.
22. Col. Gordon O’Neale.
23. Col. John Barrett.
24. Col. Charles O’Bryan.
25. Col. O’Donovan.
26. Colonel Nicholas Brown.
27. Col. O’Gara.
28. Sir Michael Creagh.
29. Col. Dominick Browne.
30. Col. Bagnall.
31. Col. McEllicote.
32. Lord Enniskillen.
33. Col. Hugh McMaghan.
34. Col. Walter Burk.
35. Col. Felix O’Neale.
36. Lord Iveagh.
37. Col. O’Reyly.

Summary	Foot	…	36,036
	Horse	…	3,481
	Dragoons	…	4,020
		Total:	43,537

5.—Other Regiments.

Regiments of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons came to Ireland in 1689-90, from Scotland, and Holland: in all—

Horse, with riders	…	3,719
„ without riders	…	4,400
Foot	…	17,460
Dragoons	…	1,538
	Total:	27,117

6.—Danish Forces.

According to “An Exact List of Their Majesties’ (William and Mary’s) Forces Now in the Kingdom of Ireland, and where Quartered” (London: Printed for Richard Baldwin in the Old Bailey, 1690), contained in the aforesaid MS. Vol. F. 4. 14, in Trin. Coll., Dub., Danish Forces of Horse and Foot then also came to Ireland; namely, nine Regiments of Foot and four Regiments of Horse.

The nine Regiments of Foot were:

1. Guards.
2. Queen’s.
3. Prince Frederick’s.
4. Prince Christian’s.
5. Prince George’s.
6. Zeeland.
7. Jutland.
8. Fubne.
9. Adenburgh.

And the four Regiments of Horse were:

1. Jewell’s.
2. Donoy’s.
3. Seeslet.
4. Prince Wirtemburgh’s.

7.—Regiments from France.

1. Red Regiment.
2. Blue Regiment.
3. & 4. White Regiments, divided into Battalions, being too large, &c., to march.

8.—Foot Quarters in Ireland.

	Regiment.	Where Quartered.
1.	Col. Beaumont’s	At Glasslough and Castlelessly.
2.	Brigadier Stewart’s	At Narrowater, Greencastle, Rostrevor, and Annalough.
3.	Sir John Hanmor’s	At Clogher.
4.	Wharton’s	At Augher.
5.	Hasting’s	At Clownish.
6.	Earl of Meath’s	At Lisburn.
7.	Hamilton’s	At Carrickfergus.
8.	Bellamy’s	At Armagh.
9.	Lord Kingston’s	At Lisburn.
10.	Earl of Drogheda’s	At Armagh.
11.	Roscommon’s	At Tynon and Callydon.
12.	Lisburn’s	At Glanavy, Ballinderry, and Portmone.
13.	Sankey’s	At Tandragee.
14.	Deering’s	At Omagh.
15.	Herbert’s	At Hollywood and Bangor.
16.	Ingoldby’s	At Castlewelding, Newry, and Portmone.
17.	Gower’s	At Dundrum, and Rathfriland.
18.	Col. Earle’s	At Six-Mile-Water.
19.	De La Melloneere's	At Dromore, Loughbrickland, and Hillsborough.
20.	Du Cambone’s	At Dungannon and Benburb.
21.	De La Calmot’s	At Omagh and Mountjoy.
22.	Mitchelburne’s	At Derry, Coleraine, and Strabane.
23.	St. John’s	At Loughgall.
24.	Lloyd’s	At Enniskillen, and Ballyshannon.
25.	Kirk’s	At Antrim.
26.	Carleston’s and
27.	The Guards	At Antrim.
28.	D. Schomberg, and the General Officer’s	At Lisburn.
29.	The Artillery	At Belfast, and Hillsborough.
	Provost Marshall	At Belfast.
	The Hospital	At Belfast.
30.	White’s	At Enniskillen.

9.—The Horse Quarters.

1.	D. Schomberg’s	At Lurgan, and Killultagh.
2.	Col. Laneer’s	At Monaghan.
3.	Col. Villier’s	At Downpatrick, and Lecale.
4.	Delamere’s	At Greyabbey, Portaferry, and Ballyhalbert.
5.	Coy’s	At Strangford.
6.	Hewitt’s	At Killeleagh.
7.	Cavendish’s	At Drum, Doroughy, and Malone.
8.	Langston’s	At Tandragee.
9.	Tisfanny’s and
10.	Wolseley’s	At Enniskillen.
11.	Herbert’s	At Cumber.

10.—Dragoons’ Quarters.

1.	Hosford	At Monaghan, and Clownish.
2.	Leviston’s	At Moyragh, and Maghralin.
3.	Wynn’s	At Enniskillen.
4.	Cunningham’s	At Donegal.

11.—The Quarters of the Danish Forces.

Foot.

	Regiment.	Where Quartered.
1.	The Guards	At Dowagh, Bellicori, and Rashee.
2.	Queen’s	At Dunagar, Kilbreed, Wibtin.
3.	Prince Frederick’s	At Lain, Carncastle, and Kilwoghterm, barony of Glenarm.
4.	Prince Christian’s	At Glenarm, Solor, Ardelinis, Layd, and Templewoghtra—all in the barony of Glenarm.
5.	Prince George’s	At Armoy, Billy, and Derryckighan; at Armoy, part of Billy, and Derryckighan, in the barony of Cary.
6.	Zeeland	At Colerain, Killowen, Matosquin, Magilligan, and Dunbo—all in the barony of Colerain.
7.	Jutland	At Loughell, Dunaghis, Killaghan, Dundermont, and Killreghtees; first and last in Dunluce, the rest in the barony of Kilconway.
8.	Fuhne	At Killuca, Garwaghry, Bosagh, Aghadowes, Ballyagby, Dawson’s Bridge, and Magherafelt.
9.	Adenburgh	At Skerrie, and Rakhavin, in the barony of Antrim.
		Horse.
1.	Jewell’s	At Maghraboghill (except Mr. Adare’s Estate), Kert Konnor, Kells, and Grainge.
2.	Donoy’s	At Ballymoney. Tenvoy, Magresheik in Tenvoy in the barony of Kilconway.
3.	Seeslet’s	At Dunluce, Ballyaghran, Ballywoolin, Ballyreashane, and Grange of Kildologh in the barony of Dunluce, and Liberty of Colerain.
4.	Pr. Wirtumburgh’s	Head-Quarters at Castle Golgorme.
	General Officers	At Ballymenagh.

12.—Regiments that went for France.

1. Lord Mountcashell’s.
2. Col. Richard Butler’’s.
3. Col. Daniel Bryan’s, formerly his father’s, Lord Clare.
4. Col. Fielding’s.
5. Col. Art Dillon’s.

13.—Regiments that were never taken into pay, but disbanded.

1. Lord Castleconnell’s.
2. Col. Roger O’Connors.
3. Col. Chas. Geoghegan’s.
4. Col. John Brown’s.
5. Col. James Butler’s.
6. Col. Manus O’Donnell’s.
7. Col. O’Cahan’s.
8. Col. Edw. Nugent’s.
9. Col. Charles Kelly’s.
10. Col. B. M‘Dermott’s.
11. Col. James Talbott.

The MS. Vol. F. 4. 14, in Trin. Coll., Dub., from which we have taken the foregoing list of King William and Queen Mary’s Forces in Ireland in 1690, also contains much other curious information, viz.:

“Letters from the Internuncios; Acta, Statuta, et Ordinationes Diocesis Midiensis, 1686; Ordinationes in visitatione Convert. S. Salvat. Plicat. Dublin, 1678; Extracts from the Registers of the several Parish Churches in Dublin, giving account of the Marriages, Christening, and Burials of the Noblemen and Gentlemen, and their issue; Concessiones ac terrarum et Spiritualium et Temporalium exiersitæ e rotulis curiæ comell, etc.”

Notes

[1] Forces: King James’s Army List is preserved in the MS. Vol., classed F. 1. 14, in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

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