Silvered electrotype copy of a medal commemorating King William III at the Battle of the Boyne, 1690

The deposed king, James II, still had many supporters in Ireland. On 1 July 1690 OS (old calendar; 12 July in the modern calendar), James's army met the forces of William III by the Boyne river near the town of Drogheda. Despite stiff resistance, William's forces eventually broke through the Jacobite centre and right, causing a general retreat. Although the greater part of James's army escaped, William's victory at the Boyne helped secure a Protestant succession to the throne.

This medal is associated with the Cork Royal Volunteers. It is thought to have been recorded in Hastings Irwin as 'having been issued in 1776'.