Ireland - Battle of the Boyne - Protestant vs. Catholic, and English occupation

Here, a religious battle 1690 Ireland- see Catholics vs. Protestants at ://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/events/dates/ch5.shtm. William of Orange claiming the English throne, the Protestant, see://www.bcpl.net/~cbladey/orange.htmland; and James II also claiming the throne, the Catholic, see ://www.essortment.com/battleofthebo_rrzj.htm.
Read both sides at ://www.bcpl.net/~cbladey/battle.html

Echoing today. This is a place-holder post, because the main interest here is how the Battle of the Boyne, and its cultural memory, is triggering ongoing violence in Ireland just as the 1389 Battle of Kosovo in Serbia (Orthodox Christian vs. Ottoman, and Ottomans won), with the Albanian ethnic majority (Muslim) now claiming independence and Serbians rioting in Belgrade, 2/21/08, to protest.

Are we allowed to say that the timing of the US recognition of an independent Kosovo at this particular time, when a few month's consideration and discussion could have been prudent, smacks of political opportunism, a distraction in an election year, or is that forbidden? See Hello, Fodder: Serbia and Woodrow Wilson.

War memories and uniforms. See the panoply of uniforms at ://www.warplay.com/Warplay14-Historical%20Links.htm. Were the British at the Battle of the Boyne wearing Red Coats at that time? This is from a parade in our town, commemorating the Revolutionary War here, and shows only that people like war memories and dress-up, and their memories may be affected by patriotic overlays.