good information on the Erin Guards and their Irish make up.

http://books.google.com/books?id=YVsDAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=Erin+Guards,+Captain+George+Hunt,&source=bl&ots=isPmfxO-20&sig=YTtb8PKyupHAju8ZpYX-U_tQRPA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=E5ByUr1F5YjYBZD5gJAF&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Erin%20Guards%2C%20Captain%20George%20Hunt%2C&f=false