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3 unusual facts about Orange Order


All Saints GAC

Those submitting formal objections included Mid-Antrim Unionist Association, two Orange lodges, Ballymena Black Chapter, and the local Free Presbyterian Church.

Colonial militia in Canada

In response, 20,000 Canadians volunteered for militia service, many from the Orange Order.

Orangemen

Members of the modern Orange Order (also known as Orange Institution), a Protestant fraternal organisation


1996 in Northern Ireland

7–11 July - Drumcree conflict: A standoff over the annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree leads to rioting here and elsewhere in Northern Ireland.

Charles Beattie

Active in the Ulster Farmers' Union and in Unionist associations, he achieved senior office in the Orange Order and the Royal Black Institution and served on Omagh Rural District Council from 1952 until his death.

Quinn brothers' killings

The killings took place at the height of the stand-off over the Orange Order march at Drumcree, which created a tense atmosphere in various towns across Northern Ireland.

Sharon Temple

They continued to play a key role in the development of democracy in Canada by ensuring the elections of both "fathers of responsible government," Robert Baldwin and Louis LaFontaine, in their riding despite threats of political violence by the Orange Order.

The Shadow of a Gunman

Adolphus Grigson - an alcoholic resident of the tenement; a self-proclaimed "Orangeman", Grigson's Protestantism exemplified by his Bible and his picture of King William triumphant at the Battle of the Boyne hanging on the wall doesn't exempt him from being harassed by the Black and Tans.

The Skipper's Dream

When this was coupled with the threat of invasion by Napoleon and the Roman Catholic French it caused even more concern and led to a sudden and alarming increase in the number of Orange Lodges.


see also

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard Saunders (1899–1994), Canadian political figure who served as Mayor of Toronto during 1954–55 term; fervent member of Orange Order