'"I believe we are very poor": The use of Orange Order funding in 1830s Ireland' (original) (raw)

The orange order in ontario, Newfoundland, Scotland and Northern Ireland: a macro-social analysis

The Orange Order in Canada. Dublin: Four Courts, 2006

The key concept when examining Orangeism is dominant ethnicity. By dominant ethnicity, I refer to the ethnic community within a nation -whether state or sub-state -that believes the nation to be 'its' nation, and is politically hegemonic. Often this group is also economically and culturally advantaged, and demographically dominant. 1 In the case of English Canada, Northern Ireland, the west coast of Scotland and northwest England, the dominant ethnic group was 'British-Protestant'. This was frequently an amalgam of Scottish, Irish, English, and -in the case of Liverpool -some Welsh Protestant ancestry. To the extent that the dominant group was truly mixed-Britannic, it could freely express a powerful 'Britannic nationalism' through the symbolism of Empire. 2 Where there was a strong indigenous Protestant ethnic group with its own pre-British history, as in the north or northeast of Scotland and in much of England, Orangeism did less well. There, people thought of their Britishness in civic terms as sitting on top of their Scottishness or Englishness. On the other hand, in the Britannic melting-pots of Northern Ireland, Canada, and, to a slightly lesser degree, Liverpool and west-central Scotland, Orangeism thrived.

A Battle Beyond the Boyne - Paper.pdf

‘A Battle Beyond the Boyne – the Birth and Impact of the Orange Institution in the 18th Century’ The Armagh disturbances of the late 18th Century reached a climax with a 'Battle' near Loughgall in the North of the County. The disputed origins, events and aftermath of the proclaimed 'Battle of the Diamond' saw the birth and development of an organisation that would soon spread and have an impact far beyond the borders of the Orchard County. This paper will look at the circumstances that led to the formation of the Orange Institution, namely the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, still in existence today. The focal point of the Orange Institution, for many, is the Battle of the Boyne, 1st July 1690, over one hundred years prior to the Battle of the Diamond. However, the events of the late 18th century in County Armagh were to have a lasting legacy, for not only Ireland, but, through the establishment of an Institution, find itself having an influence across the world. Dr Andrew Charles, Chair of the Friends of Schomberg House, is from Belfast and has an interest in Ulster politics and history.

Freemasonic and Orange Order Membership in Rural Ontario During the Late 19th-century: A Micro-study

Ontario History, 2011

This study tests observations regarding the dynamics of fraternal organizations in urban and semi-urban Ontario communities against those in a rural settlement. The study focuses on Freemasonic and Orange Lodges that operated in Harriston, Ontario, a town of less than 2,000 persons between the late 1860s and the early 1900s. Exceptional results indicate fraternal organizations operating in rural Ontario during the late nineteenth-century may have had some unique characteristics with regard to their concerns for morality, politics, and involvement in community issues.

The Canadian Orange Movement. The Concept of Political and Social Tradition

Place and memory in Canada: Global Perspectives / Lieu et mémoire au Canada : perspectives globales, 2005

The Canadian Orange Movement. The Concept of Political and Social Tradition What is Orangeism? Orangeism is a Protestant movement of Irish origin that has its organizations (lodges) in Great Britain and in most of the former British colonies. Despite some differences among various Orange organizations, their basic principles remain the same: they work for the continuation of British rule and the preservation of the supremacy of Protestantism in the former British colonies. The Orange Movement (also known as the Orange Society, the Orange Order, or the Orange Association) is named after King William III of England (known as William of Orange 1) who is regarded as the father of Orangeism. The movement was formed in the British Isles as a result of a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics. Its ideology is based on the democratic concepts that were established in the 17 th century England by the Glorious Revolution, started by William of Orange in 1689 2 . King William III remains the most symbolic figure and most significant statesman for all Orangemen. Orange organizations have been formed in various British colonies since William of Orange became the king of England. The Orange movement rapidly spread, first all over the British Isles and then it also found its way to the British colonies including Canada. William's victory over James II and his Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne 3 in 1690 1 William III (of Orange) – Europe's leading Protestant statesman, stadtholder of the Netherlands and King of England (1689-1702). He ascended to the British throne thanks to the support of the Protestant opposition that forced Catholic King James II to flee to Ireland. 2 The Glorious Revolution – events of 1688 that ended English Revolution; having ascended to the throne, William III of Orange laid foundations for the constitutional monarchy in Britain and secured Protestant liberties and domination in the British Isles. 3 Battle of the Boyne (12 July 1690). The Protestant army of William III defeated King James II's Catholic army in Ireland. July 12, 1690, symbolizes the supremacy of Protestantism over Catholicism and is the most important and most celebrated date by Orangemen.