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The Royal Black Institution was formed in Ireland in 1797, two years after the formation of the Orange Order in Daniel Winter's cottage, Loughgall, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The society is formed from Orangemen, who hold the Royal Arch Purple Degree, and can be seen as a progression of those Orders, although they are three separate ...
The Royal Black Institution was formed out of the Orange Order two years after the founding of the parent body. Although it is a separate organisation, one of the requirements for membership in the Royal Black is membership of the Orange Order and to be no less than 17 years old.
The Royal Arch Purple, properly the Grand Royal Arch Purple Chapter of Ireland, [1] is an organisation related to Orangeism but not recognised by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland which recognises only two degrees, those of Orange and Plain Purple. It is a necessary prerequisite for entry into the Royal Black Institution.
Orange Order Unionist 452 23 Civic (including schools, trade unions, community groups) Non-aligned, mixed or either 249 5 Apprentice Boys of Derry Unionist 231 17 Royal Black and Royal Arch Purple: Unionist 167 5 Church parades (including Boys' Brigade, Girl Guides, Legion of Mary etc.) Non-aligned 157 0 Military (including British Legion)
An Orange Order banner dedicated to the Ulster Special Constabulary A less common banner theme is the purely local subject, such as a map of Northern Ireland, a local landmark or scene from local industry, or a symbol of Northern Ireland, such as the Red Hand of Ulster .
The "marching season" generally refers to the months April to August in Northern Ireland and includes marches by groups such as the Apprentice Boys of Derry, and the Royal Black Institution as well as the Orange Order. The Orange Order is arguably the most active marching group. Typically, each Orange Lodge holds its own march at some time ...
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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 ...