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Thread #71838   Message #1232125
Posted By: IanC
23-Jul-04 - 09:00 AM
Thread Name: H'py Battle of Aughrim day - Ire & World
Subject: RE: H'py Battle of Aughrim day - Ire & World
Larry

I thought you were extracting the urine, but if you're serious about Aughrim then you should know that it was fought on 12th July 1691 (not 22nd) at Aughrim (near Athlone) in Ireland.

It was the last battle in the campaign between William III and James II (though The Boyne, 1690, has subsequently been regarded as the decisive battle) and involved English, Danish, French, Scots, Dutch, German and Irish troops on the Williamite side vs French, Irish and other troops for James.

The tune is widespread in Ireland and seems to be known as "The Glorious Battle of Aughrim" or "The Terrible Battle of Aughrim" depending on which side you think you might have supported.

King William III later travelled to Rome for an audience with The Pope, much to the dismay of many Protestant Irish people belonging to the Orange Order, when they find this out. One was known to remark "He wasn't the man I thought he was" of the man in whose honour the order was originally founded.

:-)
Ian