Boyne

American  

[boin] / bɔɪn /

noun

1. a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 miles (110 km) long.

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Boyne British  

/ bɔɪn /

noun

1. a river in the E Republic of Ireland, rising in the Bog of Allen and flowing northeast to the Irish Sea: William III of England defeated the deposed James II in a battle ( Battle of the Boyne ) on its banks in 1690, completing the overthrow of the Stuart cause in Ireland. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)

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Boyne

The event memorialises the Protestant King William III's victory over the Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“This is our next frontier,” said Jeremy Cooper, vice president of mountain sports development at Boyne Resorts, which runs nine resorts in North America.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026

Thousands of Orange Order members take part in the annual marches to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

The Twelfth commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 when the Protestant King William III - also known as King Billy and William of Orange - defeated Catholic King James II.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

British crewmen had been spotted scurrying about in the boats tethered beneath the HMS Somerset and the HMS Boyne in Boston Harbor.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell