Fires

Twelfth July commemorations in Northern Ireland mark the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne, north of Dublin, in 1690 - securing a Protestant line of succession for the British Crown.
Bonfires are a tradition on the evening before..
Carrickfergus took the lead lighting bonfires in 1690 to help King William land on their shores. This has lead to the theory that bonfires commemorate the lighting of beacons in the high hills of Down and Antrim to allow for King William's warships to navigate Belfast Lough in the evening.
 Tonight, in Craigyhill in Larne, a world record attempt for a bonfire went ahead.

On Monday it was measured using lasers and a drone, and found to be 202.3ft high. The world record is held by Austria at 198ft.