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‘The Battle of Aughrim’ is a major achievement of modern Irish poetry but remains misrepresented in critical discourse. Written by Richard Murphy, the last poet of Ireland’s Protestant aristocracy, it has been respected as an ideologically balanced, historically objective treatment of the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland that secured Protestant political dominance on the island for more than two centuries. In the manner of a historian, the poet took pains to carefully research the event, and the finished work has long been considered a model of accuracy and impartiality. This article argues that common critical perceptions of the poem are mistaken, that in fact, ‘The Battle of Aughrim’ does not equitably deal with the Anglo and Irish traditions of Murphy’s cultural identity but instead makes gestures of conciliation and sympathy towards the latter. This article conducts a parallel re-examination of the poem and historical record and calls for a greater consideration of the cultural climate in Ireland at the time of the poem’s composition. Doing so will validate the further contention that ‘The Battle of Aughrim’ actually caters to nationalist conceptions of Irishness and serves to palliate the poet’s insecurities regarding the notion of authentic Irish identity [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fifty-six DePuy anatomic medullary locking femoral bipolar prostheses were reviewed clinically and roentgenographically in 50 patients at an average follow-up period of 30 months (range, 24-71 months). Forty-four of the implantations were in 40 male and 12 were in ten female patients. Forty-five devices were placed in primary operations, while 11 were used in revisions. The overall average age was 53.5 years. The average Harris hip scores for the primary bipolars were 29.8 preoperative and 77.3 postoperative, while the revision bipolars had Harris hip scores of 35.9 preoperative and 75.1 postoperative. Nearly one-half (47%) of all primary and 54% of the revision patients experienced pain to some degree on ambulation. Roentgenographically, all femoral components appeared to be well fixed biologically. Roentgenographic changes occurred with time in both primary and revision prostheses. On roentgenographic zonal analysis of primary prostheses, radiolucencies greater than 1 mm were present most frequently in the most proximal lateral zone and at the distal tip of the prosthesis. Although the use of noncemented bipolar prostheses generally shows acceptable clinical results, noncemented fixed acetabular components with noncemented femoral components produce a more satisfactory clinical result.