Huddie, PaulPaulHuddie2019-04-302019-04-302015 the A2015-11British Journal for Military History2057-0422http://hdl.handle.net/10197/10209Ireland has a diverse military historiography, principally within the confines of the British Army. Much has been written to date in relation to Ireland’s relationship with that service, particularly in recent years and with a focus upon the Great War. Yet significant gaps still remain in relation to the nineteenth century. By analysing the relationship between Irish society and the British Armed Forces, through the lens of recruitment, this article illustrates how and why the Crimean War years represent the positive pinnacle of Ireland’s relationship with the empire and the British Army and Royal Navy.enThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Military historyIrelandBritish armed forcesIrish societyCrimean War yearsRoyal NavyBritish empireJournal Article2134552018-08-29https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/