Battle of Boyne site July 2018
After a week long tour of Ireland`s West coast
We crossed over country to the east.We were
heading north to Belfast.To take the ferry back to Scotland. On route we made a couple of stops
First stop was at the river Boyne. Second was to Carrickfercus.
The reasons for the battle of the Boyne was the
British throne, French Dominance in Europe and religious power in Ireland.
After a week long tour of Ireland`s West coast
We crossed over country to the east.We were
heading north to Belfast.To take the ferry back to Scotland. On route we made a couple of stops
First stop was at the river Boyne. Second was to Carrickfercus.
The reasons for the battle of the Boyne was the
British throne, French Dominance in Europe and religious power in Ireland.
Oldbridge House, Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre
History of the famous battle.
King William`s army[36000 men] were made up of English, Scottish, Dutch, Danes and Huguenots (French Protestants)while James’ men (Jacobites) were mainly Irish Catholics and 6500 troops sent by King Louis XIV.The Battle of the Boyne, marked the beginning of the end for the Jacobite cause as well as the old native Irish aristocracies and established the future British and Protestant dominance of Ireland.
For this reason and as a celebration of their own cultural identity, Unionists and the Protestant Orange Order in Northern Ireland remember the Twelfth of July.
King William`s army[36000 men] were made up of English, Scottish, Dutch, Danes and Huguenots (French Protestants)while James’ men (Jacobites) were mainly Irish Catholics and 6500 troops sent by King Louis XIV.The Battle of the Boyne, marked the beginning of the end for the Jacobite cause as well as the old native Irish aristocracies and established the future British and Protestant dominance of Ireland.
For this reason and as a celebration of their own cultural identity, Unionists and the Protestant Orange Order in Northern Ireland remember the Twelfth of July.
1,500 soldiers were killed at the Boyne.
Carrickfergus Castle
A plaque at the harbour commemorates the landing of William of Orange in the town in 1690