First published at 03:38 UTC on July 1st, 2024.
This is an Ulster Loyalist song about the River Boyne, which was the site of the Battle of The Boyne on the 1st of July, 1690 O. S. (11th of July, 1690 N. S.) in which the forces of King William III of Orange defeated the Jacobite forces of King Jam…
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This is an Ulster Loyalist song about the River Boyne, which was the site of the Battle of The Boyne on the 1st of July, 1690 O. S. (11th of July, 1690 N. S.) in which the forces of King William III of Orange defeated the Jacobite forces of King James II.
The battle was a crucial moment in the Nine Years' War in Ireland, for it broke the Jacobites. Though the war in Ireland continued until October 1691, the Battle of The Boyne effectively crushed the Jacobites, James II fled to France after the battle, never to return.
The battle is commemorated by Loyalists in Ireland, especially amongst Ulster Loyalists and the Orangemen. The battle took place on the 1st of July in the Julian Calendar, the calendar system used in England until 1752, which corresponds to the 11th of July in the Gregorian Calendar. I decided to use the 1st of July date as was reckoned at the time of the battle.
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