Guidon of the Killarney Independent Light Horse, 1783-1784 (c).

This unit was raised as part of the great Volunteer movement in Ireland which started in about 1776 during the American War of Independence. By 1781 the force comprising cavalry, artillery and infantry units, numbered some 80,000 men. After peace with America in 1783 the force rapidly declined and by 1790 most of the units had ceased to exist.

Double sided, silk guidon; the ground is ochre in colour with an embroidered central motif of a winged figure, harp and crown, surrounded by green and yellow shamrocks. Metal thread embroidery. There is a pole sleeve on left.