The Boyne Water (song)

For works with similar titles, see The Boyne Water and The Battle of the Boyne.

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"The Boyne Water" is an Ulster Protestant folksong by an anonymous lyricist. The lyrics of the song commemorate King William III of Orange's victory over James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, part of the Williamite War in Ireland.

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Versions of The Boyne Water include:

"The Battle of the Boyn," from the chapbook The Battle of the Boyn (c. 1790)
"The Battle of the Boyn," from the chapbook The Battle of the Boyn (c. 1800)
"The Battle of the Boyn," from the chapbook The Battle of the Boyn (c. 1810s)
"The Battle of the Boyne," from the chapbook The Battle of the Boyne (1825)