Talk:Eleventh Night

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"Carbon neutral"?[edit]

"made from willow chips, made from willow trees which re-grow within a year of being cut down. This makes the new beacon design of bonfire carbon neutral." This is a misconception. I'd have tagged it ^{[citation needed]} if I were one of those Taggers. It is the equivalent of burning autumn leaves, which also regrow the following year. This is not genuinely "carbon neutral".--Wetman (talk) 01:47, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I've changed the wording to "this makes the bonfires more environmentally sustainable". Fattonyni (talk) 09:56, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Date of the Battle of the Boyne[edit]

The Battle was fought on 1 July Old Style, or 11 July New Style.

Some authorities suggest that it was 30 June Old Style.

The original 12th was a commemoration of the Battle of Aughrim, which was fought on 12 July 1691 Old Style.

Korhomme (talk) 08:35, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

French troops[edit]

The French troops who supported William were exiled protestant Huguenots. The French King, Louis XIV, supported James politically and militarily.

Might be worthwhile clarifying this point of potential confusion.

Korhomme (talk) 08:59, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A place for additional information besides origins, lead, or criticism/issues[edit]

Hi, I've chatted with User:Asarlaí on their talk page. some of my original concerns have been addressed. However, I think the article could benefit from another section as the title above suggests. I suggested 'about' a few days ago, but am open to other ideas. For example, there are 2 things I'd like to add: 1. Increased size of the pyres and 2. This documentary photo book about them by John Duncan. Thanks Hesperian Nguyen (talk) 19:24, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Attacks on Unionist Culture" section[edit]

I have removed this addition as incorrectly sourced. The only sentences in the section that are supposedly about "Attacks on Unionist Culture" are

Attempts to solve problems with bonfires have sometimes created their own problems as unionists have perceived that their culture is being attacked. In 2021 Unionists in Londonderry withdrew from a bonfire working group because they felt "disenfranchised
DUP council leader Hilary McClintock said the city's Protestant Unionist Loyalist (PUL) community was "disenfranchised with the whole process within council

Both were supposedly sourced by the same BBC article. However the BBC article doesn't source the claims at all. The DUP did not withdraw because of supposed "Attacks on Unionist Culture", but as the article says "She said concerns included policing, the implementation of the NI Protocol and an earlier decision by Derry City and Strabane District Council not to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland". None of these are anything to do with Eleventh Night, or "Attacks on Unionist Culture". Kathleen's bike (talk) 18:59, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]