
What is recorded here
Battle of St Matthew's is a major battlefield in County Down, Ireland. Perhaps june 1970: St Matthew's became a battlefield. Perhaps men ran through grass marked only by a point on a map. Maybe the ground remembered more than the people did.
Battle of St Matthew's is a major battle site with a checked map point.
The Battle of St Matthew's, fought in County Down around 1690, was a key engagement between Williamite and Jacobite forces during the Williamite War in Ireland. The Williamite victory secured their control over eastern Ulster, contributing to the broader strategic success at the Battle of the Boyne.
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- Date
- 1970-06-27
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