A bleak, honest, and shocking account of how Northern Ireland's Orange Order, a religious institution founded in 1795 to defend Protestantism, has tragically departed from its core values and become associated with sectarian violence and political intrigue. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Northern Ireland today.
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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.
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR008030737
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to spine ends of black boards, some wrinkling to the b&w plates in the middle of the book, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the Orange Order in Ulster, mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s, and how it has become more and more associated with hard-line Unionist sectarianism. 286pp, 8pp b&w illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 013331
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Seller: BarnacleBooks, Enniskillen, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Scholarly work written in the hope it helps to bring the Orange Institution back to its roots and core principles, takes the lid off a secret society that the author feels has lost its moral direction, but not its capacity for intrigue, influence or coercion. Pages xiv [iii]; 286 plus, middle section of photographic plates. SIGNED by Brian Kennaway. Signed by the Author. Seller Inventory # 012842
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