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5 days ago · On 11 July, bonfires will be lit across Northern Ireland, but why are they lit? And where can you see them? Bonfires are lit in some unionist areas on 11 July to kick off the Twelfth...
Jul 6, 2024 · Here is a full list of parades happening across Northern Ireland: Co Armagh The Co Armagh Twelfth Demonstration is now very firmly established as the largest Orange gathering in the world ...
Jul 11, 2023 · Images of Queen Elizabeth II, union flags, poppy wreaths and an image of a Police Service of Northern Ireland Land Rover were burned on a nationalist bonfire in the Bogside area of...
6 days ago · More than 1,100 Orangemen from Mourne District will partake in one of the most scenic Twelfth parades in Northern Ireland. The Co Down seaside village of Annalong, with its backdrop of the...
Jul 12, 2023 · Bonfires were set alight across Northern Ireland as tens of thousands celebrated the Eleventh Night. On Tuesday night, the majority of an estimated 250 bonfires were lit in loyalist communities...
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4 days ago · Craigyhill bonfire (left) in Larne, Co. Antrim which is estimated to be 200 feet or 60 meters tall. The burning of loyalist bonfires is part of the traditional Twelfth commemorations marking the ...
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Jul 12, 2021 · Huge bonfires were lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland late on Sunday night to usher in the main date in the Protestant loyal order parading season – the Twelfth of July.
