Old Drogheda Society
A hard look at
The Battle of the Boyne 1690
By
Dr. Harman Murtagh
In
Donegans Monasterboice Inn
Friday September 18th 2015
6.30pm-7.15pm
Followed by Dinner
Hear an expert bring it to life and explain
how it changed Irish and European history forever. The people, the confusion,
the uniforms, the mistakes and what really happened.
The Battle of the Boyne,
which was fought in 1690, is commemorated on both sides of the divide that
stands between Northern Ireland under British Sovereignty and the Southern
Republic of Ireland. This was not a religious battle but a political
one. There was indeed a religious aspect but this only played a minor
role.
Dr Harman is a former senior lecturer
and current Visiting Fellow at Athlone Institute of Technology, he is a
recognised expert on Irish Military History. Dr Murtagh is President of
the Military History Society of Ireland/Irish Commission for Military History
and a Vice President of the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlements.
Lecture and 3 course meal
€25
For bookings call the
Monasterboice Inn on
(041) 983 7383 or visit
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonasterboiceInn?ref=hl
The
Monasterboice Inn was the home of Thomas Sarsfield, once the Innkeeper at
Monasterboice, who may have been a relative of the famous Irish General,
Patrick Sarsfield.
Both the retiring Jacobite Army and the advancing
Williamites passed near Monasterboice on their march to the Boyne.
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