It's a little late, but I just discovered this site. My Dad, who would have been 115 yesterday (12/18/2013),used to sing this little ditty to my 4 brothers and I when we were kids:
Oh, Pat hit Mike with a penny clay pipe, And the blood ran down his shoulder, And a thousand Micks lay down their picks At the Battle of Boyne Water.
At least that's how I remember it.Actually, I thought it was "...the battle of boiling water" but Boyne Water is more likely.Now I have something to look up!