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battle of Boyne

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Noun1.battle of Boynebattle of Boyne - a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
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War of the Grand Alliance, War of the League of Augsburg - an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland


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The annual commemoration of William of Orange's 1690 victory over Catholic King James in the Battle of Boyne often led to violence when marchers crossed through Catholic neighborhoods.
SHAKESPEARE HAS KIDS SEEING GREEN IRISH TWIST FOR `ROMEO AND JULIET' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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