Ireland's Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern (R) prepares to receive a cavalry carbine used in the Battle of the Boyne by Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley at the site of the battle at Drogheda, Ireland, May 11, 2007. The battle fought on July 1, 1690 saw the exiled King James II defeated by William III and has become the most commemorated battle in modern Irish history. REUTERS/Michael Cooper (IRELAND)