Flag of the Orange Order
 | |
| Boyne Standard, Orange Standard | |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
|---|---|
| Design | Orange flag with a cross of St George in canton defaced with a purple star |
The flag of the Orange Order, also known as the Boyne Standard,fraternal organisation, the Orange Order. The flag consists of an orange background with a purple star and a Saint George's Cross in canton.[3]
History
The Orange Order was founded in 1795 to commemorate the Protestant
Irish Home Rule Bill.[5] The events were reenacted 100 years later in 2012 including a number of Northern Ireland's unionist political leaders.[6]
The flag is used officially by the Orange Order and is also carried predominantly on
Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.[11]
Gallery
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The Boyne Standard flying alongside the Union Jack and the Ulster Banner. -
The Purple Standard, an inverted version of the Boyne Standard, which is sometimes used in Orange Order marching bands -
Flag of the Grand Orange Lodge of Australia -
Flag of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada -
Flag of the Grand Orange Lodge of New Zealand -
Flag of the Loyal Orange Institution ofVictoria
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0199859993.
- ^ "Bombing of Orange Order HQ in 1976 is recalled by those who fled for lives". Belfast Telegraph. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ISBN 978-1847175113.
- ISBN 978-1135929060.
- ^ "About the Ulster Covenant". nidirect. December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "N Ireland's first minister at Ulster Covenant re-enactment". BBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Its colours they are fine – all over the world". Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Dervock Young Defenders banned from attending parade in Rasharkin". Causeway Coast News. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ISBN 978-1780578002.
- ^ "Turning a new shade of orange". Irish Times. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Order must admit real reason for decline in numbers". Irish Times. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2017.