Billy Dunboyne
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Battle of the Boyne: fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William III (who had deposed James in 1688) , It was fought across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland. The battle, won by William, helped ensure the continuation of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.
- Boyne: a river in ireland
- Dunboyne: a town in County Meath, Ireland.
- Billy: William III of Orange (1650 – 1702 King pf Emgland, who led the English army at the Battle of the Boyne
