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*''The Connaught Rangers (The History of the Regiment)'' by Lieut-Colonel H F N Jourdain and Edward Fraser, in three volumes, originally published 1924-1928, is available as a reprint from [http://www.naval-military-press.com/connaught-rangers.html Naval and Military Press] Vol 1: 1793-1922 1st Battalion, formerly the 88th Foot; Vol II : 1572-1922 2nd Battalion, formerly the [[94th Regiment of Foot|94th Foot]]; Vol III: 1914-1919 5th & 6th Service Battalions. Available at the [[British Library]]
**After World War 1, the 1st Battalion served in India, where news of the ‘Black and Tans' atrocities in their native Ireland sparked a mutiny at Jullundur during which two men were killed. 69 mutineers were court martialled and one executed as a result.
*[http://www.nuigalway.ie/geography/documents/Heritage-Chapter.pdf "A Lost Heritage: The Connaught Rangers and Multivocal Irishness"] by John Morrissey, 2005 , Chapter 3 of Ireland’s Heritages: Critical Perspectives on Memory and Identity edited by M Mc Carthy 2005.Website: Geography Dept, National University of Ireland, Galway. Includes details of the recruitment area for the regiment, including page 5 of the pdf.
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00grea#page/n11/mode/2up ''Historical Record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot or Connaught Rangers, containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837''] 1838 Archive.org
