BOYNE

river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland, and flowing NE through Co. Meath, past Trim, to the Irish Sea near Drogheda. Salmon is caught in the river. In the battle of the Boyne (July, 1690) near Drogheda, the armies of King William III defeated the Catholic James II, who fled to France. The victory is commemorated annually on July 12 by Protestants in Northern Ireland.

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Evaluating Public Management Reforms: Principles and Practice
Book by George A. Boyne, Catherine Farrell, Jennifer Law, Martin Powell, Richard M. Walker; Open University Press, 2003
Subjects: Administrative Agencies--Great Britain--Management--Evaluation, Civil Service Reform--Great Britain--Evaluation, Educational Change--Great Britain--Evaluation, Health Care Reform--Great Britain--Evaluation, Housing Policy--Great Britain--Evaluation, Organizational Change--Great Britain--Evaluation
...Administration Review, 54: 308-13. Boyne, G.A. (1987) Median voters, political...test, Public Choice, 53: 201-19. Boyne, G.A. (1993) Central controls and...Wales, Urban Studies, 30: 87-102. Boyne, G.A. (1995) Population size and...
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Risk
Book by Roy Boyne; Open University Press, 2003
Subjects: Risk
...Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Boyne, R. (1996) Structuralism, in B. Turner...2nd edn, 2001). Oxford: Blackwell. Boyne, R. (2000a) Subject, Society and Culture. London: Sage. Boyne, R. (2000b) Post-panopticism, Economy...
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New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects
Book by Kate Mclaughlin, Stephen P. Osborne, Ewan Ferlie; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Administrative Agencies--Great Britain--Management, Great Britain--Politics And Government, Public Administration, Public Administration--Great Britain
...Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Boyne, G.A. (1986) Socio-economic Conditions...Public Administration 64, 69-82. Boyne, G.A. (1990) Central Grants and Local...Public Administration 68, 679-94. Boyne, G.A. (1996a) The Intellectual Crisis...
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Iraq and the War of Sanctions: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Book by Anthony H. Cordesman; Praeger, 1999
Subjects: Iraq--Armed Forces--Weapons Systems, Iraq--Military Policy, Iraq--Politics And Government--1991-, Iraq--Relations--Foreign Countries, National Security--Iraq, Weapons Of Mass Destruction--Iraq
...Institute, Policy Paper 36, 1993. 18. Sean Boyne, "Qusay Considers a Reshuffle for Iraqs...September, 1997, pp. 416-417. 19. Sean Boyne, "Qusay Considers a Reshuffle for Iraqs...Pointer , May, 1998, p. 6. 21. Sean Boyne, "Qusay Considers a Reshuffle for Iraqs...
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A Forward Glance: New Essays on Edith Wharton
Book by Clare Colquitt, Susan Goodman, Candace Waid; University of Delaware Press, 1999
Subjects: Wharton, Edith--1862-1937--Criticism And Interpretation, Women And Literature--United States--History--20th Century
...indefinable nature and the thrill of uncertainty Boyne experiences in her presence weave a spell...promise. In contrast to Judith Wheater, Boyne's flanc6e, Rose Sellars, is a mature...Al- though the history Rose shares with Boyne-their common background, upbringing...
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Sources of Public Service Improvement: A Critical Review and Research Agenda
Journal article by George A. Boyne; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 13, 2003
Subjects: Municipal services--Management, Public administration--Research
...review and research agenda. by George A. Boyne Governments across the globe are searching...inherently political and contestable (Boyne 2003). The performance of public service...1992). A review of this literature (Boyne 2002) has identified the following "headline...
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Strategy Content and Public Service Organizations
Journal article by George A. Boyne, Richard M. Walker; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 14, 2004
Subjects: Public administration--Management, Public administration--Research
...Public Service Organizations. by George A. Boyne , Richard M. Walker The need for a clearer...Modernisation Agenda" in the United Kingdom (Boyne, Kitchener, and Kirkpatrick 2001...agency or whole networks of organizations (Boyne 2003). Various strategic management frameworks...
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Dimensions of Publicness and Organizational Performance: A Review of the Evidence
Journal article by Rhys Andrews, George A. Boyne, Richard M. Walker; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 21, 2011
Subjects: Bureaucracy--Study and teaching, Organization theory--Study and teaching, Public administration--Models, Public administration--Study and teaching, Public sector--Models
...Evidence. by Rhys Andrews , George A. Boyne , Richard M. Walker Publicness has long...already covered this material (e.g., Boyne 1998; Hodge 2000; Leland and Smirnova...structures, and managerial values (Boyne 2002). Are the performance effects of...
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Introducing the "Determinants of Performance in Public Organizations" Symposium
Journal article by George A. Boyne, Richard M. Walker; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 15, 2005
Subjects: Administrative agencies--Forecasts and trends, Administrative agencies--Management, Government agencies--Forecasts and trends, Government agencies--Management, Public administration--Analysis
...Public Organizations" Symposium. by George A. Boyne , Richard M. Walker The performance of public...that management does indeed matter (Andrews, Boyne, and Walker forthcoming; Boyne 2004; Brewer and Selden 2000; Meier and OToole...
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Escape from the Iron Cage? Organizational Change and Isomorphic Pressures in the Public Sector
Journal article by Rachel Ashworth, George Boyne, Rick Delbridge; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 19, 2009
Subjects: Public sector--Research
...Public Sector. by Rachel Ashworth , George Boyne , Rick Delbridge The explanation of organizational...to better results (e.g., Andrews, Boyne, and Walker 2006; Brewer and Selden 2000...Rainey and Steinbauer 1999; Walker and Boyne 2006). An alternative view is offered...
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Colin Boyne 1921-2006
Magazine article by Peter Davey; The Architectural Review, Vol. 220, November 2006
Subjects: Architects--Biography, Boyne, Colin, Periodical editors--Biography
Colin Boyne 1921-2006. by Peter Davey Colin Boyne has died aged 85. From the 50s to the 70s, he was the immensely successful editor of The Architects Journal and steered it to a position of great influence and authority in the profession...
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Don't Bolt!
Magazine article by Heather Boyne; Soldiers, Vol. 58, October 2003
Subjects: Military desertion, Military personnel
Dont Bolt! by Heather Boyne Editors note: U.S. Total Army Personnel Command officials in Alexandria, Va., recently reported that, Armywide, 3,800...
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Screening the Striped Pyjamas
Magazine article by John Boyne; Film Ireland, September 2008
Screening the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne IN FEBRUARY OF this year, I was in London, walking towards Soho with a mixed sense of anticipation and worry in the pit of my...
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Portrait of a Woman as a Young Boxer
Magazine article by Daniel Boyne; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 288, December 2001
Subjects: Boxers (Sports)--Behavior, Parker, Rosalie--Behavior, Women athletes--Behavior
Portrait of a Woman as a Young Boxer. by Daniel Boyne Abstract: Rosalie Parker began boxing in 1994, before it became a chic female sport. The Harvard graduate constantly hones her...
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The Orange Order, 1795-1995
Magazine article by Andrew Boyd; History Today, Vol. 45, September 1995
Subjects: Ireland--History, Northern Ireland--Associations and societies, Protestants--Associations and societies, Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland)--History
...Orangemen annually celebrate the Battle of the Boyne at which, in 1690, William of Orange...Roman Catholic. Orangemen interpret the Boyne as the conclusive victory of the Protestant...was secured by the Orange victory at the Boyne. Yet, as was once admitted by Sir George...
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FROM BOYNE TO BOOZE-UP; BERTIE BOWS OUT: 1997-2008 Ahern Calls Time on 11 Years in Power with Hectic Last Day
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), May 7, 2008
Subjects: Ahern, Bertie, Battle of the Boyne, 1690
FROM BOYNE TO BOOZE-UP; BERTIE BOWS OUT: 1997...last public engagement at the Battle of the Boyne site - and ended with a pint in his favourite...11 years in office. 11am, Battle of the Boyne Heritage Centre, Co Meath BERTIE was joined...
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Art Lovers Battle for the Boyne; Let Battle Commence: William and Schomberg
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 21, 2008
Subjects: Battle of the Boyne, 1690
Art Lovers Battle for the Boyne; Let Battle Commence: William and Schomberg...A RARE painting of the Battle of the Boyne is expected to attract a widerange of...ofSchomberg and King William III by the River Boyne, just before the Duke waskilled. The...
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Orangemen Cash in on E100 Lily of the Boyne Valley
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 28, 2007
Subjects: Battle of the Boyne, 1690
Orangemen Cash in on E100 Lily of the Boyne Valley. Byline: PADDY CLANCY LEADERS...soilfrom the site of the Battle of the Boyne. Several Orange lodges and prominent individuals...company owns at Drybridge, part of the Boyne battle site nearDrogheda. Company directors...
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No High Risks from Boyne Smelter's Emissions
Newspaper article; The Observer (Gladstone, Australia), November 9, 2009
Subjects: Air pollution, Aluminum industry, Boyne Smelters Ltd.
No High Risks from Boyne Smelters Emissions. FOLLOWING an environmental investigation into emissions from Boyne Smelters Ltd (BSL), the smelter has...and emissions control systems for the Boyne Smelter, the statement said. "To this...
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Battle of the Boyne Diary Goes Down a Treat at [Euro
Newspaper article; June 9, 2010
Subjects: Battle of the Boyne, 1690, Soldiers
Battle of the Boyne Diary Goes Down a Treat at Euro52k. Byline...FIRST-HAND account of the Battle of the Boyne which claims the Catholic soldiers courage...Protestant folk song from the North. The Boyne Water is often sung at loyalist rallies...
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encyclopedia articles on: Boyne  - 20 results

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Boyne
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOYNE river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare...Irish Sea near Drogheda. Salmon is caught in the river. In the battle of the Boyne (July, 1690) near Drogheda, the armies of King William III defeated the...
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Drogheda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...E central Republic of Ireland, on the Boyne River. The town has a port that exports...lumber mills. Salmon are caught in the Boyne. Drogheda was a Danish stronghold in the...massacred the inhabitants. The battle of the Boyne was fought at Drogheda in 1690. Of the...
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Grand Alliance, War of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...from leading troops to the Continent, Louis supported a counterrevolution in Ireland but was frustrated at the battle of the Boyne (1690). The naval war, of which the first major battle was the French victory at Beachy Head (1690), was practically...
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Walker, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Londonderry (1689) and, in answer to charges of self-seeking, a Vindication (1690). Walker was killed in the battle of the Boyne . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Sarsfield, Patrick, Earl of Lucan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...him into exile. He commanded Jamess forces in Ireland and had some successes, but defeat by William III in the battle of the Boyne (1690) destroyed the Jacobite hopes in Ireland. He was forced (1691) to arrange the disadvantageous treaty of Limerick...
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