Spanish Infantry Regiment "Irlanda", 1805

There were three "Irish" regiments serving in the Spanish Army, the oldest of which was Irlanda ("Ireland"), raised in 1698. They were part of the "Wild Geese" departing Ireland to serve in the armies of Catholic powers in the aftermath of the treaty of Limerick in 1691, and continuing for the next 100 years or more. 

The Irish regiments in Spanish service had worn red coats until 1791, when they changed to white coats like the rest of the army. In 1805, the dress of the Irish regiments changed again, to Sky Blue coats with various light yellow (some sources call it buff) facings.

As best I can tell from illustrations of their uniforms, the yellow facings and cuff flaps were piped in white; if an item was left sky blue, it was piped yellow instead. 

Note the  Irish harp badge on the flag; this is the  Corunella flag of the Hibernia (the Latin name for Ireland) regiment, raised in 1709, as made by Adolfo Ramos, but it seems that the flags of all three Irish regiments were nearly identical anyway.

These fine 28mm figures are by Three Armies.

Although most of the soldiers in these regiments would be at best part Irish by this time, I chose to give mine red hair, because I could!

Irish/Foreign Regiments, 1805: Regimental distinctions

#	Regiment	Cuffs/turnbacks	Lapels	Collar	Buttons
36	Irlanda	Light Yellow	Light Yellow	Light Yellow	Brass
37	Hibernia	Light Yellow	Light Yellow	Sky Blue	Pewter
38	Ultona	Light Yellow	Sky Blue	Light Yellow	Brass
39	Napoles	Light Yellow	Light Yellow	Light Yellow	Pewter

Ultona = Ulster,  raised in 1709, Napoles = Naples, an Italian "Foreign" regiment. 

All regiments had light yelow shoulder straps piped white as well.