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Originally Posted by irishhorse
Could be Irish Militia , who had higher numbers. The 92nd Wicklow Rifles pre 1881, could be a possibility. But have no information on insignia worn by this unit.
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Only a very small possibility to be related the Wicklow Militia.
Re-embodied as a rifle corps on Jan 27, 1855, The undress (Kilmarnock) scroll was in blackened brass and though I know that other ranks were issued a shako for full dress I do not have records of the shako badges. I would have expected such badges to be blackened, possibly a bugle worn below a blackened boss with crown not in white metal. I would have expected solid curls and no strings for the period (akin to Antrim).
The regiment was converted to artillery April 1, 1877. Although Glengarry badges started being sealed for Irish Militia corps as early as June 26, 1874 (the earliest I have found being Clare the last being in Feb 1778 was a second pattern for Dublin County), no Glengarry badges were sealed for Wicklow (at least none is recorded in the list of changes) consistent with the Glengarry not being issued to artillery.
John