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	Irish battles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1341 - battle of the Clan Maurice, defeated by the Mayo Bourkes.
		1504 - battle of Knockdoe - Fitzgeralds of Kildare defeat the Clanricarde Burkes.
		1969 "battle of the Bogside" - a period of extended civil unrest and rioting in Derry.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_battles (959 words)

	Encyclopedia: Irish battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle of Macroom was fought in 1650, near Macroom, county Cork, in southern Ireland, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
		The Battle of Tara Hill was fought on 26 May 1798 between British forces and Irish rebels involved in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in a heavy defeat for the rebels and the end of the rebellion in County Meath.
		The battle of Ballyellis on 30th June 1798 was a clash during the 1798 rebellion between a surviving column of the dispersed Wexford rebel army and pursuing British forces which resulted in a total victory for the rebels.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-battles (6778 words)

	Williamite war in Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A poorly trained Jacobite army which advanced on them from Dublin on July 28th 1689 was defeated at the battle of Newtownbutler, many of the Jacobite's troops fled as the first shots were fired and up to 1500 of them were hacked down or drowned when pursued by the Williamite cavalry.
		For this reason, the battles of the Williamite war are still commemorated by Protestant unionists in Ulster, principally by the Orange Order on the Twelfth of July.
		Padraig Lenihan, Battle of the Boyne 1690, Gloucester 2003
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Williamite_war_in_Ireland (2067 words)

	AllAboutIrish - The Battle of the Boyne
		It is hardly possible to mention the Battle of the Boyne without striking an emotional chord in the heart of anyone with Irish blood in his or her veins.
		Sadly those battle lines have their basis not in historical facts but in perception about a series of events that has taken on a life of its own.
		He was, however, present at the Battle of the Boyne, and actively participated in the plan that defeated James.
	www.allaboutirish.com /library/history/boyne.shtm (1043 words)

	Williamite war in Ireland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		While William successfully defeated Jacobitism in Ireland and subsequent Jacobite Risings were confined to Scotland and England, the Siege of Londonderry and the Battle of the Boyne were to have a lasting effect on Ireland.
		Meanwhile, armed Williamite civilians from Enniskillen were carrying out raids, and a Jacobite army which advanced on them from Dublin on July 28th 1689 was defeated at the battle of Newtownbutler.
		After some resistance near Newry the Jacobites withdrew to the south bank of the River Boyne, and on July 1st were defeated at the Battle of the Boyne.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Williamite_war_in_Ireland (896 words)

	IMPARTIAL REPORTER
		The Gaels fielded without six of the team that overcame Derrygonnelly in the championship a week previously and it took a goal and a point from Ronan McCabe in the latter end of the game to wrest the spoils away from Newtown.
		They have lost to both in the championship and consequently must be described as outsiders of the three realistic final contenders.
		Lisnaskea and St. Pat’s are also in the relegation battle and the Emmett’s victory over St. Pat’s at the weekend may prove decisive.
	www.impartialreporter.com /archive/2000-08-24/sport/story875.html (522 words)

	Battle lines begin to fade across Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With the latest IRA cease-fire intact and multiparty "peace talks" under way in Belfast, some of the old battle lines are starting to blur.
		All along the northern side of the border, from the farms of County Armagh to the fishing villages of County Londonderry, shades of gray are creeping into the old fl-and-white ways of thinking.
		In Newtownbutler, a village in County Fermanagh, Joyce is more interested in running her father's grocery store than in wrangling over a line on a map.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/97/11/16/nireland.2-0.html (1354 words)

	magoo.com: O'Clery's Book of Genealogies—Meic Eochada by Hugh McGough
		The Annals of the Four Masters note the battle of Claenloch in the year 531 [M531.2] in Cinel Aedh, by Goibhneann, chief of Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, where Maine, son of Cearbhall, was killed, in defending the hostages of Ui Maine of Connaught.
		Tadhg or Teige O'Kelly, one of the commanders of the Connaught contingent of Brian Boru's army at the battle of Clontarf, was of this ancient family.
		He turned out to be a gambler and bon viveur and there is a vivid account of his excesses throughout the 1790s, culminating in the fire of 1803, the arrival of his creditors in 1812 and his expiry in 1814.
	www.magoo.com /hugh/oclery.html (6764 words)

	Williamite war in Ireland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meanwhile, armed Williamite civilians from (additional info and facts about Enniskillen) Enniskillen were carrying out raids, and a Jacobite army which advanced on them from (Capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State) Dublin on July 28th 1689 was defeated at the battle of Newtownbutler.
		After some resistance near (additional info and facts about Newry) Newry the Jacobites withdrew to the south bank of the River Boyne, and on July 1st were defeated at the (additional info and facts about Battle of the Boyne) Battle of the Boyne.
		He then inflicted a crushing defeat on the Irish at the (additional info and facts about Battle of Aughrim) Battle of Aughrim and went on to besiege (Port city in southwestern Ireland) Limerick.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/williamite_war_in_ireland.htm (930 words)

	BBC - History - Aughrim 1691 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His considerable reputation was severely shaken, however, when in June he failed to stop Ginkel's men fording the Shannon near the midlands town of Athlone.
		Sixteen miles to the south-west of Athlone, close to the village of Aughrim, Saint-Ruth prepared a set-piece battle on the limestone Galway plain.
		This Sceptred Isle - Battle of the Boyne
	www25.thdo.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/ni/aughrim.shtml (297 words)

	King William III. The Battle Of The Boyne 1st July 1690.
		The Battle of the Boyne was the most famous of Irish battles, for it represented in the Europe of the day a signal success for the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV.
		Outside of the Battle of the Boyne the event which arguably had the greatest influence on the struggle between William and James for the soul of Ireland was the Siege of Londonderry.
		A bloody battle ensued and Maumont at the head of a cavalry unit making for the scene was struck on the head by Murray's musket ball and killed.
	www.kirkdale113.freeserve.co.uk /battle.htm (6403 words)

	homeplace
		The house and farm where Big John Tinneny, his ancestors and descendants, lived is referred to throughout this text as "The Homeplace." For as far back as I was able to research, it seems to have been the primary, of several Tinneny houses and farms on Goladuff down through the generations.
		It is located in the townland of Goladuff, the town of Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland.
		Phil, the son of James who fought the land court battle, remembered his father telling him many times that when his (Phil's) sister Mary reached 70 years old the land would be nearly paid off.
	www.tinneny.net /origins/hplace.htm (2329 words)

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		Newtownbutler LOL plans four bands for a hundred participants and there will be 13 bands and 800 participants for the Lurgan District LOL.
		The largest Orange parade is on the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
		This battle was on July 12, when King William defeated Catholic King James of England.
	www.terrorismcentral.com /Newsletters/2003/070603.html (4592 words)

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		Nationalists, on the other hand, see the Orange Parades as nothing more than a coat-trailing exercise designed to keep the Catholic population in their place and to pound forward the message that Northern Ireland is an Orange state and that nationalists are and will always remain second class citizens in that state.
		Despite the myth, the actual Battle of the Boyne was of little significance as it did not end the war.
		The war would be settled in the east, at the battle of the Boyne, on July 12th.
	www.doyle.com.au /jacobite_war.htm (2855 words)

	A NYMAS Fulltext Resource: The Battle of the Boyne: A paper by Roger Kennedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This date actually corresponds to the date of the battle of Aughrim a year later, which was a far more decisive victory for the Williamite cause, but which is not widely known in Ireland today.
		Another battle is fought at Aughrim in 1691 in which the Jacobites are decisively defeated, losing over 7,000 in the process.
		Lenihan, Padraig, 1690: Battle of the Boyne, 2003
	libraryautomation.com /nymas/boyne.html (8495 words)

	Irvinestown
		The Clock Tower at the head of the Main Street is all that remains of the Old Parish Church, rebuilt by Pat Delany DD, Rector in 1734.
		This monument is the best known symbol of Irvinestown and it is reported that a section of the Williamite army worshipped and quartered here while on their way to the Battle of the Boyne.
		The Graves of many of the United Kingdom, American, Australian and Canadian Airmen who died during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic can be seen in the graveyards at the local Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church.
	www.enniskillen.com /irvinestown_att.html (379 words)

	Irish battles - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		1495 - O Donnell beseiges Sligo again; battle of Beal an Droichit; seige of Ballyshannon; battle of Termon-Daveog
		5th June 1798 - battle of New Ross (1798)
		Irish battles, Pre-Historic Era, Early Medieval Battles, Late Medieval Battles, Early Modern Era, 1798 Rebellion and Modern Times.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Irish_battles (923 words)

	A Compendium of Irish Biography: comprising sketches of distinguished Irishmen, eminent persons connected with Ireland ...
		This engagement was generally known as the battle of Bel-Atha-na-mBriosgaidh (the Ford of the Biscuits), from the quantity of biscuits and supplies taken by the Irish.
		Massue, Henry de, Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway, a distinguished general (son of the first Marquis de Ruvigny, a General in the French army and Councillor-of-State), was born in France in 1648, and left the country with his father on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and settled at Greenwich.
		At Bunker's Hill, where he acted as Lieutenant, he was wounded; he was Major in Bailey's regiment, July 1777, and at the battle of Saratoga, and was Lieutenant- Colonel at the close of the war.
	www.booksulster.com /library/biography/biographyM2.php (11527 words)

	Hoganstand - Fermanagh GAA Football & Hurling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With only two rounds of fixtures to be played, five teams are in contention for Division 1 SFl honours this season, and a viable hope of a top two finish.
		In last weekends fixtures Enniskillen Gaels had to battle hard to overcome a youthful Lisnaskea Emmetts side with county star, Tom Brewster to the fore for the winners in their 1-8 to 0-10 win.
		Leaders Newtownbutler were also pressed all the way in their clash with Devenish before a late point from Ryan Carson gave them a narrow one point win â“ 0-11 to 0-10 â“ a result that keeps them two points clear at the top of the table.
	www.hoganstand.com /Fermanagh/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=50053 (197 words)

	BBC - History - Battle of the Boyne 1690 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle began on Tuesday 1st July, with an artillery barrage and William decided on a frontal assault across the river at Oldbridge, while he sent his right wing upstream in a feint which successfully drew most of the French away.
		The Dutch Blue Guards had to wade up to their armpits at Oldbridge, fiercely opposed by Tyrconnell's cavalry, but in the end the Williamites triumphed by superior firepower and weight of numbers.
		The Battle of the Boyne did not end the war in Ireland for the Irish Jacobites, and the French retired in good order to fight doggedly behind the Shannon River for another year.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/ni/battle_boyne.shtml (309 words)

	Irish Battles Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	The 5th Royal Irish Lancers
		The Battle of Newtownbutler was fought before the arrival of Williamite troops from England.
		In June Wynne's dragoons were among the forty squadrons of cavalry and dragoons which, in addition to thirty battalions of infantry, were assembled by the Williamite commander, Ginkel, for the purpose of forcing the crossing of the Shannon to Athlone.
		The 5th Royal Irish Lancers were involved in many other battles during the campaign in South Africa including the Defence of Ladysmith and it was during one of these confrontations that the a Royal Irish Lancer was to receive Britain's highest military award - the Victoria Cross.
	www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /history.htm (3068 words)

	Clones Home Page - Heritage Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Here turn left for Newtownbutler, and left again along a quiet country road that criss-crosses the border before joining the main road at Kilgarret, site of a major battle in the Williamite wars, when the Jacobite army of Lord Galmoy was defeated by Williamite forces.
		Newtownbutler was burned by Galmoy’s forces shortly before their defeat at Kilgarret.
		As they fled the battle field at Kilgarret, a section of the defeated Jacobite army discovered that cots (boats) they had secured on nearby Lough Erne were gone, the gads (mooring ropes) having been cut.
	www.clones.ie /htmfiles/newsactv/narticles/futurepast/gtour.htm (1073 words)

	The Curse of Cromwell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		James’ soldiers who had been sieging Enniskillen were intercepted and defeated at Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh.
		The ensuing battle, known as the Battle of the Boyne, is arguably the most famous event in Irish history, due to its symbolic Catholic/Protestant confrontation.
		The United Irishmen were finally defeated at the Battle of Vinegar Hill in County Wexford.
	www.hfcsd.org /marozell/ireland/curse_of_cromwell.htm (2774 words)

	16551800 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He had besieged Crom Castle and failed to take it, then lost his cannon to the Inniskilling Dragoons at the Battle of Newtownbutler and finally, wounded and captured himself, taken to Enniskillen as a prisoner.
		The Battle of the Boyne raged all day with the army of William achieving something of a narrow victory.
		After the battle, the head of the slain Maguire was returned to his native Fermanagh and buried at the ancient monastery on Devenish Island in Lough Erne.
	www.cov44.freeserve.co.uk /16551800.htm (3022 words)

	GAA World - Fermanagh - Devenish GAA
		In that game Devenish who when the ball was running their way looked as if they were bound to win, found themselves up against a team of battlers who simply refused to accept defeat.
		In a great ten minute battle at the end it was all Newtownbutler looking for the point that would level the game, and with Devenish throwing every player into defence it became a titanic struggle, all centred near the Devenish posts.
		The game had gripped the counties imagination and Newtownbutler, under the leadership of Gaberial Brock (R.I.P.) were intent on winning the New York Gold Cup for the seventh time.
	www.irishnews.com /gaaworld/ulster/Fermanagh/Devenish/1966.html (689 words)

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		Muíreartach Mc Artán, King presumptive of Iveagh, was slain at the Battle of the Mullachs (near Comber).
		After the Battle of Clontarf, in 1014, the McCartans were involved in the power struggle and feuds between the Ulster septs[vii].
		On route Bagenal's army marched into a well-planned ambush and he was killed at the Battle of the Yellow Ford (1598)[ix].
	www.smccartan.utvinternet.com /chronology.htm (7776 words)

	Hoganstand - Fermanagh GAA Football & Hurling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Silverbridge are very much in contention for a place in the knock-out stages of the competition and travelled with a strong side.
		Tempo for their part made them battle all the way for the league points.
		The game between Newtownbutler and Errigal Ciaran which was to be played on Friday evening last under lights at Brookeboro’ was postponed.
	www.hoganstand.com /fermanagh/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=43666 (304 words)

	Fermanagh Northern Ireland Supporters Club IFA Football Enniskillen NISC
		After the jubilation of the Azerbaijan and England victories, hopes where high that we could achieve the unthinkable, and get third place in a group many believed we'd be finishing bottom or at best second from bottom.
		Hours before and after the game the battle cries could be heard all over Vienna.
		Although we all felt some disappointment at the final two results, our forth place finish is in fact one hell of an achievement, and now sets us up nicely for the draw for the European Championships in January.
	www.niskins.com (419 words)

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