Following the death of his brother Charles II, James II became King of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1685. James…
The Battle of Newtownbutler 1689
The Battle of Newtownbutler is one of the forgotten fights of the Irish Jacobite Wars.
Fought before either the Boyne or Aughrim, Newtownbutler was relevant, not because of its size, but because it represented a turning point in the war.
Happy Birthday William of Orange!!!
William Henry III, (Willem Hendrik in Dutch) Prince of Orange was born on 4th November 1650. A Dutchman by birth,…
The Battle of the Boyne
Following the relief of Londonderry and their defeat at Newtownbutler by the Enniskilleners the Jacobites withdrew from the west of…