Archive for tag: orangeism

“Cunucking” with our Orange Heritage

September 23, 2010 Culture, History

Brothers and Sisters it is with great pleasure that I was asked to contribute to Faith & Liberty Magazine.  Although Ireland was the birthplace of the Orange Order,   “The Order” as it commonly referred, was expanded throughout the empire. Among the colonies was that of British North America, which would later become the nation of [...]

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The unmentionable minority…

August 18, 2010 Culture, News, Orangeism

Speaking at the MacGill Summer School in Co Donegal, Michael McDowell, the former PD leader and Minister for Justice called for a Public Hoilday in the Republic for the 12th of July. He said that “said that if we were genuine republicans and if the orange panel in the flag meant anything, then we had [...]

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Rossnowlagh Speech by Rev. S.T.R. Gamble

July 15, 2010 Orangeism

We meet today to give thanks to God for the civil and religious freedoms which we enjoy, and to promote and celebrate the events of the Glorious Revolution 1688-1690. The Glorious Revolution was not an Irish affair, not a battle between Protestant and Catholic, Unionist and Nationalist, not even a battle between the British and [...]

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Orangeman in Dublin, a Radio 1 Documentary

July 8, 2010 Audio, Culture, News, Orangeism

‘I see myself as a Royalist, as a member of the Orange Order I see the sovereign as the keystone. I have to be loyal to the country I live in and I’m happy to call myself Irish, but the sovereign Queen Elizabeth II I see as the keystone to a stable society. It’s my [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Orangeism In Dublin City Centre

September 11, 2009 Orangeism

Dublin has a rich Orange tradition which continues to flourish today. Dublin and Wicklow District meet monthly to promote Protestantism in the city. It has a wide ranging membership ranging from students to long serving members.

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