Ballymore, County Westmeath
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Ballymore is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is on the R390 road between Athlone and Mullingar, and the historic Hill of Uisneach is nearby. The village was known in medieval times as the m
R390 road through the village
The parish pump in Ballymore, Co Westmeath
Singer Mike Denver on stage at the Ballymore Country Music Festival 2014
Battle of Aughrim
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The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691, n
Ballymore, County Westmeath
…in 1690, but the successful resistance at the Siege of Limerick gave the Irish Jacobites time. However they would be decisively defeated following the Battle of Aughrim in 1691. Prior to that, in late 1690 and early 1691, while the main armies went into winter quarters, an area east of the Shannon became a zone of…
Contemporary sketch of Aughrim, viewed from the Williamite lines, by Jan Wyk
Godert de Ginkel, the Williamite commander at Aughrim
The Battle of Aughrim (1885) by John Mulvany
Henri de Massue led the right of the Williamite cavalry at Aughrim. A French Protestant, he had entered William's service in 1690, forfeiting his French estates and title (the Marquis de Rouvigny) as a result.