The 1st Battalion was stationed in England until 1920 when it moved to Sligo and Boyle in Ireland. During their time in Ireland they were involved in a number of engagements with the IRA including, the Sheemore ambush and the Selton Hill ambush. They returning to England when the Irish Free State achieved independence in 1922. It was posted to Malta in 1925, to China in 1928, to India in 1929 and to Egypt in 1938. The 2nd Battalion was stationed in India from 1919 to 1925 and in Iraq from 1925 to 1926. It returned to England, from where it was dispatched to suppress the Arab revolt in Palestine in 1936. From Palestine it moved back to England in 1938.