Royal Black Institution
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The Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth, or simply the Royal Black Institution, is a Protestant fraternal society based in Northern Ireland established in 1797.
Royal Black Institution parade, Bangor, County Down
Members of the Royal Black Preceptory 241, photographed in 1948
Token from a Canadian lodge of the RBI, with various symbols pertaining to the society
Royal Black Institution Parade, Omagh, County Tyrone
Orange Order
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The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants. Due to the
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…are referred to as "Brother" or "Brethren". The Royal Black Institution was formed in Ireland in September 1797, two years after the formation of the Orange Order in Daniel Winter's cottage, Loughgall, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In 1931, on the day before a planned demonstration by members of the Royal Black…
Dolly's Brae, site of the "Battle of Dolly's Brae" (1849) between Orangemen and Catholic Ribbonmen
An Orange banner showing the signing of the Ulster Covenant
Orangeman James Craig, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
Drumcree Church in Portadown that was the focus of a conflict between Protestants and Catholics during the Troubles.