Victor Stewart- the end of an era
On the 19th of May 2017 Orangeism, the massive marching band community, and indeed Loyalism, lost a stalwart from the ranks. Lurgans Victor Stewart was an …….
On the 19th of May 2017 Orangeism, the massive marching band community, and indeed Loyalism, lost a stalwart from the ranks. Lurgans Victor Stewart was an …….
Most know the Orange Institution still has a presence in the Republic of Ireland, but few realise that there is a thriving Orange Lodge in Dublin …….
The following piece was written back in 2010, appearing in the Belfast Newsletter. Six years later and the same issues are still being discussed… It was …….
After its formation after the ‘Battle of the Diamond’ in County Armagh in 1795, Orangeism spread rapidly over Ireland. Via the conduit of Yeomanry troops, the …….
In its 3rd August 1968 edition, Connacht newspaper The Western People included an inch and a half column that many readers probably never even noticed. It reported …….
One of the first county’s to establish a County Grand Lodge, even as late as 1884 there were still a reported 400 active Orangemen in Sligo. …….
Just a few years after the formation of the Order in 1798, County Wicklow had already 3 established Orange Lodges. While the fledgling movement came to …….
On the 13th July each year, it is estimated that as many as 120,000 people flock to the small County Down village to witness the ‘Sham …….
Nestled in South County Offaly (or Kings County as it was named in 1556 after the then King Phillip- indeed Kings County is still its legal …….
In 1985 the current Pope, the then Cardinal Ratzinger, delivered a lecture entitled ‘Liturgy and church music’ in which he described agitational music as a type …….
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