Orangeism | Dublin & Wicklow L.O.L 1313

Unionists Remain British By Conviction

March 24, 2010 Orangeism

Unionists Remain British By Conviction, Orange Order Official Tells Huddersfield Audience

Bishop Elliott – Dublin Orangeman

February 15, 2010 Orangeism

Bishop Cyril Elliott was born in November 1890, the son of Canon Anthony Lewis Elliott, Rector of Killiney, County Dublin. He was educated at Aravon School, Bray, Trent College, Derbyshire and Trinity College, Dublin. His first appointment was at Whitehouse where he was ordained as curate in 1914. He was appointed Chaplain to the Forces [...]

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New chapter for old minute book from Bandon Lodge

January 10, 2010 Orangeism

In early September 2007 the Masonic Hall in Tuckey Street in Cork city was open to the public as part of Heritage Week. An elderly gentleman approached one of the stewards and told them that he had two minute books from the Bandon Lodge, which he had purchased in a book shop about eight years [...]

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Service honours Reformation Day

November 2, 2009 Events, Orangeism, Religion

On October 31st, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the parish church at Wittenberg in Germany, a date that is generally seen as the beginning of the Reformation. Saturday’s service took place at Bewleys Hotel in Ballsbridge and was attended by approximately 30 members of the Dublin and Wicklow Orange [...]

Service of Thanksgiving for the Reformation

November 2, 2009 Events, Orangeism, Religion

Opening Sentence of Scripture “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3.16 Praise – Psalm 72:17-19 His name for ever shall endure; Last like the sun it shall: Men [...]

Back to Basics

September 19, 2009 Comment, Orangeism

As the political situation on the Island stabilised and the parliament in Northern Ireland has been reestablished as part of the Belfast agreement it was understood that all religious and cultural traditions on the island would be afforded equal status. A lot of work has been afforded by both parliaments on the Island to promote [...]

Cork Royal Cumberland

September 19, 2009 Orangeism

On the 29th July 1833 it was stated that 500 Orangemen attended the opening of the new Orange Cumberland rooms in Cork. This was located at 6 Nelson Place. By 1835 there were at least seven lodges in cork city The principle lodge in cork city was Loyal Orange Lodge number 540, or Royal Cumberland [...]

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Brothers of the Truth

September 19, 2009 Orangeism, Religion

Background The letter is written by the Apostle John, the author of the two other Johannine letters and, more famously, the Gospel according to St. John. The recipient of the letter is “the beloved Gaius”, whom we are told John “loves in the truth”. We aren’t told who Gaius is, but it seems that he [...]

WHAT IS RELEVANT ORANGEISM TODAY?

September 16, 2009 Orangeism

In John Bew’s recent review of Eric P. Kaufmann’s scholarly study of modern Orangeism, entitled The Orange Order: A Contemporary History (Oxford University Press, 227), Dr. Bew writes, “… while Orangemen often use a discourse of ‘civil and religious liberty’, they have failed to situate such notions within modern human rights discourse, a language largely [...]

The Orange, the Church and me

September 14, 2009 Orangeism

Rev. Canon Dr. S.E. Long, retired Church of Ireland minister and Senior Grand Chaplain reflects on his association with the Orange. When I joined the Loyal Orange Institution I had no thought of getting deeply involved in the organisation. I saw its value as a movement set for the defence of the Reformed Faith and [...]