The Orange Order by Brian Kennaway
As Orangemen marched in west Belfast in September of 2005, Protestant paramilitaries fired on army and police in the worst street riots seen in Belfast for 10 years and Northern Ireland's Chief Constable squarely blamed the Orange Order. Now, with publication timed to coincide with the start of the 2006 marching season, an extraordinary book opens the lid on this secretive, powerful and beleaguered organisation whose future is inextricably tied to that of the United Kingdom itself. Established in Ireland in 1795, the Orange Order aimed to promote Protestantism and celebrate the memory of William of Orange. But religious and political allegiances became inseparable. Today, the Order is reduced to around 30,000 active members, increasingly publicly identified with an unyielding, bigoted Unionism expressed in the thousands of marches it stages each year, all too often the flashpoint for violence. For Orangeism, like Unionism, is at a crossroads, and a long way from the peaceful tolerance it preaches.
"'A work of great and detailed scholarship' - Chris Ryder"
Revd. Brian Kennaway was a senior member of the Orange Order for over 40 years. For more than 25 years he was a member of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, and was convenor of its Education Committee from 1992 until 2000, when he felt finally forced to leave. He lives in Crumlin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780413775351 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413775356 |
| Title | The Orange Order |
| Author | Brian Kennaway |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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