
an Irish Protestant and political society, named for the Protestant William of Orange, who, as King William III of Great Britain, had defeated the ... [6 related articles]
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In Northern Ireland, solely Protestant organization founded in County Armagh in 1795 in opposition to the
Defenders, a Catholic secret society. It was a revival of the Orange Institution founded in...
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A Protestant organisation founded in Ireland in 1795 and which takes its name from Protestant Prince William of Orange who fought and took the English throne from the Catholic King James. Its members celebrate their culture through various activities, the most well known being marching.
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Association of Orangemen noun a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
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In Northern Ireland, solely Protestant organization founded in County Armagh in 1795 in opposition to the Defenders, a Catholic secret society. It was a revival of the Orange Institution founded in 1688 to support William (III) of Orange, whose victory over the Catholic James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 has been commemorated annually by P...
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