Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above: The Siege of Limerick The Irish now took the Shannon for their line of defence and concentrated their forces at Limerick and Athlone. William marched towards Limerick. Douglas attacked Athlone with 12,000 men; but after a siege of seven days he was repulsed, and joined the. king at Limerick. On the 9th of August, [...]

The siege of Derry The siege of Derry was only the beginning of the struggle. King William had now leisure to look to Ireland, and he sent over the duke of Schomberg-then over 80 years of age-who landed in August, 1689, at Bangor, with an army of about 15,000 men. After a siege of eight [...]