Located six miles from the east of the village of Slane is the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne. The Battle was fought in 1690 but over 300 years later the defeat of James II at the hands of William of Orange still comes up for discussion. It's not so much the battle as what is stands for - continuing differences between Catholic and Protestants - and the difficulty of overcoming memories of the past in search of a common future.