Battle of Aughrim

How the Battle of the Boyne, celebrated annually on July 12 in Northern Ireland by Ulster loyalist marching bands, and the Battle of Aughrim changed Ireland’s religious and political infrastructure so much that we still see its effects nearly 330 years later.     On July 1, 1690, in Oldbridge, County Meath, the Battle of the Boyne took place between William of Orange, the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: The Boyne and Aughrim