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The Orange Order is strongly linked to British unionism. [113] [114] [115] This is a political ideology that supports the continued unity of the United Kingdom. Unionism is thus opposed to, for example, Irish reunification and Scottish independence. An Orange Hall in Ballinrees bedecked with Union Flags An anti "Sectarian March" sign in Rasharkin
The Orange Order proper was founded in Loughgall in County Armagh 21 September 1795 in the aftermath of this Battle of the Diamond. [20] Many of the Orange Order's terms and language are derived from Freemasonry (e.g. lodge, grand master, [18] and degrees.) The two movements have since grown apart; today the highest bodies in Freemasonry ...
The Orange Order was founded in 1795 to commemorate the Protestant King William III's victory in the Glorious Revolution against the Catholic King James II.The flag was adopted shortly afterwards on the grounds that it was purportedly the flag that King William had used as his personal standard at the Battle of the Boyne. [4]
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The Orange Order has long been opposed to Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom. In a July 2001 interview with the Sunday Herald, Jack Ramsay, the General Secretary of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, warned that if Scotland became an independent country, the Orange Order might oppose it by becoming "a paramilitary force". [10]
The Orange and the Black. Documents in the History of the Orange Order. Ontario and the West, 1890-1940, Orange and Black Publications, 1984, 187 p. Houston, Cecil J., and William J. Smyth. The Sash Canada Wore: A Historical Geography of the Orange Order in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980, 215 p. ISBN 0-8020-5493-5
When asked what her "go-to order at the bodega" was when she lived in the Bronx, Lopez said, "A ham and cheese on a roll, with an orange drink -- if you know, you know -- and a small bag of chips."
The Orange Order experienced a revival, having been suppressed in previous years and were once again allowed to hold processions, which they did. Catholic groups also held their own processions. Early in 1849, a riot broke out in Crossgar in County Down raising tensions before the traditional Orange marching season in July.