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The Orange Order was founded in 1795 in and around the County Armagh town of Portadown. The first Orange service and 'church parade' from Drumcree was on 1 July 1795. [6] That parade was instigated by Protestant ministers in the Portadown area. One of them, a Reverend George Maunsell, gave a sermon in June 1795.
Security barriers in Portadown, County Armagh at the height of the Troubles. Wright made his home in Portadown from the time he transferred there as a teenager. In the more strongly loyalist environment of Portadown, nicknamed the "Orange Citadel", [15] Wright was, along with other working-class Protestant teenagers in the area, targeted by the loyalist paramilitary organisation, the Ulster ...
Portadown is the site of the long-running Drumcree dispute. Catholics have protested the yearly marches through their part of town by the Protestant Orange Order, who are celebrating the 1690 victory over Catholics by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne. Often violence and protests have been sparked by this event.
The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants. It also has lodges in England , Scotland , Wales and the Republic of Ireland , as well as in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States .
The Orange Order was founded in 1795 in the village of Loughgall, a few miles from Drumcree, after the Battle of the Diamond. [8] Its first ever marches were held on 12 July 1796 in Portadown, Lurgan and Waringstown . [ 9 ]
Ohio Village at The Ohio History Connection will mark 50 years since it opened on July 27. On Aug. 4, it will close for two years of renovation work. Ohio Village, a recreation of 19th century ...
The Ohio History Center is the headquarters of the Ohio History Connection, which also operates dozens of state historic sites across Ohio. [1] [2] Extensive exhibits cover Ohio's history from the Ice Age to the present. The Center includes state archives and library spaces, a gift shop, and administrative and educational facilities.
He was shot dead while sitting in his car outside his home on Derrylettiff Road near Portadown. He was also a member of the Orange Order. [54] The killing was part of a loyalist feud. [55] 26 May 2000: LVF members shot dead UVF member Martin Taylor (35) at his home on Silverstream Park, Belfast. This killing was part of a loyalist feud. [55]