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The first definitive history of the Orange Order Events over the past four years centred around the Drumcree Parish Church and the Garvaghy Road have focused world-wide attention on the Orange Order and the Loyal orders in general. Taking its name from the historic figure William of Orange the Orange Order has become, in the eyes of many, synonymous with bigotry and triumphalism. Much of the history of the Order remains untold and unexplored. Now in this major study of the history of Orangeism-the culmination of five years of research-Kevin Haddick-Flynn presents the reader with a comprehensive and definitive account of the Order from its foundation in the 17th century through centuries of growth and conflict and brings us right up to the present day and the turmoil of recent years culminating in the schism in the order in the wake of the murder of the three Quinn brothers in the Summer of 1998. Issues which he examines include the origins of the order, Ireland before and after William, the creation of the first Orange Societies in Ireland, the links between Orangeism and Freemasonry, the growth of the Orange Order outside of Ireland, the role of this "non-political" society in the

Author

Haddick-Flynn, Kevin

Publisher

Dublin: Wolfhound Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780863276590

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24