Donaghclony (from Irish:
Domhnach
Cluana,
meaning "church of the meadow") is a small village,
townland (of 300 acres) and civil parish in County Down,
Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Lagan between
Lurgan and Dromore. Donaghcloney is a typical Ulster
village linked to the Irish linen industry since 1742.
The village has a history of cricket playing over many
generations with the Donaghcloney Cricket Club. The
club was founded by the Liddell family, proprietors of
the William Liddell & Co. linen factory.
The tune was composed by B.W. Dargan. Dargan was P/M of
the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers from 1954 to
1957 when he died, age approx. 38 years. The Royal
Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line
infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the
amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish)
Regiment of Foot and the 89th (The Princess Victoria's)
Regiment of Foot in 1881. Between the time of its
formation and Irish independence, it was one of eight
Irish regiments. The regiment was deployed to Korea in
July 1954 for service in the Korean War and to Kenya in
January 1955 in response to the Mau Mau Uprising. It
went to Harding Barracks in Wuppertal in June 1956 and
deployed to Libya in August 1958 before moving to
Trenchard Barracks in Celle in October 1961. In 1968 the
Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was
amalgamated with the other regiments of the North Irish
Brigade, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal
Ulster Rifles to become the Royal Irish Rangers.
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