Monarchy of Ireland England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales ruled by the Council of State, then the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1649–58) and his son Richard Cromwell (1658–59). The Restoration in Ireland was effected in 1660 without major opposition, Charles II being declared King on 14 May 1660 by the Irish Convention. The position of King of Ireland was contested by William III and James II between 1689 and 1691, after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 made William King of Ireland, and this was reinforced by his victory at the Battle of the Boyne (part of the
Battle of Mount Tumbledown wrote a tango called "The Carlos Daniel Vazquez's Thermopylae", which is sung by Carlos Longoni. Once the battle was over, Pipe Major Riddell produced his pipes on the summit and played the tune for which he is famous, "The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain". In place of fighting a cross was set up in tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives in that place. Two British artists have depicted combat into two paintings, one of Mark Churms and the other Terence Cuneo. In the UK an association of Families and Veterans Combat Mount Tumbledown was created. An ode was written