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At the start the Orange Order was a "parallel organisation" to the Defenders in that it was a secret oath-bound society that used passwords and signs. [24] One of the very few landed gentry who joined the Orange Order at the outset, William Blacker, was unhappy with some of the outcomes of the Battle of the Diamond. [24]
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 ...
James Wilson was the founder of the Orange Institution, also known as the Orange Order.. After a disturbance in Benburb on 24 June 1794, in which Protestant homes were attacked, Wilson appealed to the Freemasons, of which he was a member, [1] to organise themselves in defence of the Protestant population.
The Battle of the Diamond was a planned confrontation between the Catholic Defenders and the Protestant Peep o' Day Boys that took place on 21 September 1795 near Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Peep o' Day Boys were the victors, killing some 6 Defenders, with some wounded Peep o day boys in return.
The Orange Order is an Ulster Protestant and unionist brotherhood. Five Orangemen were killed and seven wounded in the shooting. Five Orangemen were killed and seven wounded in the shooting. The "South Armagh Republican Action Force" claimed responsibility, saying it was retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians by Loyalists .
As a result of that refusal and left without any alternative after the Battle of the Diamond the four men formed the Orange Order. They had no other template on which to base the proposed ritual and procedure but that of Freemasonry. That is why Orange ritual and most particularly Arch Purple ritual somewhat resembles that of Freemasonry.
These insurgents call themselves Orange Boys or Protestant Boys, that is, a banditti of murderers, committing massacre in the name of God, and exercising despotic power in the name of liberty." [8] The Orange Order repudiated the activities of the Peep o' Day Boys, [3] and blamed them for what became known as "the Armagh outrages". [5]
Despite these setbacks, the 'Battle of Dolly's Brae' entered Ulster Protestant folklore. As Sean Farrell says, 'the Rathfriland Orangemen had won back their honour, but only at a very high price.' [ 6 ] A song, still recorded to these days, was composed to commemorate what was considered to be a great victory against the Ribbonmen.