Colm Keys of the `` Irish Independent '' said Statement it was `` hard to disagree '' that it was `` the greatest injustice for many a year in Croke Park '' , and remarked Statement : `` The 320th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne is being commemorated Social_event today , but that surely did n't throw up Causation a talking Communication point to match a Joe Sheridan goal that will have the counties divided Change by the same river at odds for years to come '' .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Boyne ( ) was a battle Hostile_encounter in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England and Ireland , VII of Scotland and those of King William III who , with his wife Queen Mary II ( his cousin and James 's daughter ) , had acceded Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1689 .

The battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start across the River Boyne close to the town of Drogheda in the Kingdom of Ireland , modern-day Republic of Ireland , and resulted in Causation a victory for William .

The Williamite victories at Derry and the Boyne are still celebrated Social_event by some , mostly Ulster Protestant , unionists in Ireland today .