400:
139:
77:
36:
547:"There are three degrees in the Institution, the first being the Orange...Upon receipt of the Plain Purple degree a member is entitled to hold office in his Private Lodge and to attend the meetings of District. The Royal Arch Purple degree is the longest and most detailed degree. A member who receives this degree can attend County and Imperial Grand Lodge meetings."
546:
The
Independent Orange Institution possesses three degrees – the Orange, Plain Purple, and the highly ritualistic Royal Arch Purple. The layout of the Independent Orange Institution degree system is outlined in the Independent Loyal Orange Institution 'candidate instruction' booklet which states:
470:
by requiring that its convents (which militant
Protestants suspected of exploiting the labour and the sexuality of young girls) be subject to government inspection. The point Sloan wished to make was that Saunderson, like most Unionist leaders, had put government interest before the anti-Catholic
501:"strongly Irish". In the Order's 1904 Magheramorne Manifesto, he invited Irish Protestants to "reconsider their position as Irish citizens and their attitude towards their Roman Catholic countrymen". Ultimately, Crawford's move toward an embrace for Irish
586:
giving the
Westminster parliament ultimate power of the country rather than the Monarch. The Independent Order is small compared to the main organisation with about 350–400 members. It is largely based around north
550:
This degree worked within the
Independent Orange, is, in essence, the same as that employed by the Royal Arch Purple Chapter, although like any distinct organisation, it has some slight differences.
959:
479:
of
Ballykilbeg (a Protestant hero since his prison sentence in 1867 for defying a parades ban) Sloan was disciplined by Grand Lodge for embarrassing a grandee and led a breakaway.
934:
1086:
1026:
466:
MP, to say how he voted on the 'Inspection of
Convent Laundries' bill. As the title suggests, this piece of legislation was an attempt to embarrass and annoy the
1127:
975:
956:
516:
was able to engage the support of Sloan and the independent Order. In 1903, Sloan had been the only
Unionist MP to vote for the Miners' Eight-Hour Bill.
472:
543:
of 1688. Its colors are blue and orange. Orange represents the monarchs in the House of Orange. The society also has emblems and a system of passwords.
49:
647:
1122:
631:
1142:
892:
777:
1152:
1009:
991:
476:
203:
651:
627:
611:
423:. Initially pro-labour and supportive of tenant rights and land reform, over time it moved to a more conservative, unionist position.
175:
840:
623:
454:
The class tensions within the Orange Order flared into rebellion in 1902. At an unruly
Belfast County demonstration in Castlereagh,
240:
222:
120:
63:
932:
917:
160:
153:
87:
1054:
1023:
182:
1147:
851:
Collins, Peter (1998). "Larkin, James", S.J. Connolly, The Oxford
Companion to Irish History. Oxford University Press. p. 302
635:
459:
436:
531:
The
Independent Loyal Orange Institution's name stems from the Orange Associations, a name that recognized the landing of
189:
55:
794:
701:
520:
1132:
639:
171:
102:
149:
98:
1157:
682:
615:
532:
509:
502:
650:
to try to resolve issues around contested loyalist parades. The Independent Orange Order was represented by
607:
494:
463:
567:
563:
318:
1137:
619:
505:
led to a break with Sloan and the Order's more determined unionist membership. He was expelled in 1908.
444:
482:
The organisation enjoyed steady growth, mainly confined to working-class Belfast and the liberal, pro-
196:
583:
579:
575:
540:
399:
814:
750:
416:
979:
836:
773:
742:
643:
17:
1091:
806:
734:
655:
420:
374:
282:
1073:
1059:
1042:
996:
963:
938:
920:
663:
571:
467:
448:
292:
795:"Rotten Protestants: Protestant Home Rules and the Ulster Liberal Association, 1906–1918"
943:
497:
sought to promote the Independent order as "strongly Protestant, strongly democratic"
1116:
1030:
818:
588:
404:
667:
603:
513:
483:
455:
440:
432:
659:
678:
674:
596:
138:
519:
In 2024, the Independent Loyal Orange Institution national headquarters are in
810:
738:
723:"The Belfast Protestant Association and the Independent Orange Order, 1901-10"
559:
487:
365:
833:
Dissenting Voices: Rediscovering the Irish Progressive Presbyterian Tradition
746:
666:
to apologise for the "slaughter" of 310 Orangemen who had been killed during
686:
654:
minister David McConaghie, then a prominent figure in both the DUP and the
592:
443:
when they voiced opposition to it being used for party political ends by
754:
722:
591:
in Northern Ireland but has lodges around the world, including England,
536:
278:
105:. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.
685:, although he was not a member. In 2012, the demonstration held in
451:, but it soon realigned itself with traditional unionist politics.
486:
redoubt of north Antrim. By early 1904, it claimed nine lodges in
398:
132:
70:
29:
861:
658:, an evangelical pressure group. There was no meeting with
610:, the Independent Orange Order in 2006 held talks with the
562:
fraternal organisation dedicated to the principles of the
599:
demonstration is held in a north Antrim town or village.
770:
Paisley : religion and politics in Northern Ireland
1107:
386:
94:
918:'Spirit of independence with Loyal Orange Institution'
835:, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, pp. 286–287.
673:
The annual Independent Orange Order demonstration on
490:
alone. The organisation peaked at 44 lodges in 1907.
381:
356:
348:
340:
332:
324:
314:
306:
298:
288:
262:
257:
772:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 195.
419:, a Protestant fraternal organisation based in
471:principle. Although popular enough to win the
677:of July was in the past usually addressed by
403:An Independent Orange Order Hall in Dunaghy,
8:
941:Suzanne Breen, "The battle for Upper Bann",
27:Northtern Ireland Protestant fraternal group
64:Learn how and when to remove these messages
254:
241:Learn how and when to remove this message
223:Learn how and when to remove this message
121:Learn how and when to remove this message
689:, County Antrim, was led by McConaghie.
648:Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
447:. Originally it was associated with the
713:
632:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
462:, challenged the County Grand Master,
159:Please improve this article by adding
7:
1108:Independent Loyal Orange Institution
1087:Report of 2012 Twelfth demonstration
897:Independent Loyal Orange Institution
887:
885:
883:
866:Independent Loyal Orange Institution
475:Westminster seat previously held by
431:It was formed in Ireland in 1903 by
413:Independent Loyal Orange Institution
258:Independent Loyal Orange Institution
1128:Protestantism in the United Kingdom
612:Social Democratic and Labour Party
25:
566:. It takes its name in memory of
45:This article has multiple issues.
137:
75:
34:
595:and Australia. Its annual main
558:Like the Orange Order, it is a
439:who had been expelled from the
435:and others associated with the
53:or discuss these issues on the
1123:1903 establishments in Ireland
460:Belfast Protestant Association
437:Belfast Protestant Association
18:Independent Orange Institution
1:
1143:Ulster unionist organisations
1014:news report, 16 November 2012
626:, the Chief Constable of the
161:secondary or tertiary sources
702:List of general fraternities
521:Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
268:; 121 years ago
1153:Fraternities and sororities
662:; McConaghie called on the
510:Belfast Dock strike of 1907
493:As Grand Master from 1905,
458:, Worshipful Master of the
101:the claims made and adding
1174:
172:"Independent Orange Order"
811:10.1017/S0018246X1700005X
793:Morrissey, Conor (2017).
739:10.1017/S0021121400008518
683:Democratic Unionist Party
616:Democratic Unionist Party
533:William, Prince of Orange
1045:report, 16 November 2012
1033:report, 16 November 2012
727:Irish Historical Studies
352:Independent Orange Order
831:Roger Courtney (2013),
608:Royal Black Institution
495:Robert Lindsay Crawford
1148:Irish secret societies
799:The Historical Journal
568:King William of Orange
564:Protestant Reformation
527:Symbols and traditions
415:is an offshoot of the
408:
319:Protestant Reformation
148:relies excessively on
768:Bruce, Steve (2007).
721:Boyle, J. W. (1962).
620:Ulster Unionist Party
539:and the start of the
445:Ulster Unionist Party
402:
957:Bill of Rights Forum
937:3 March 2016 at the
681:, the leader of the
578:, brought about the
541:Glorious Revoluation
512:, the labour leader
962:4 July 2008 at the
580:Glorious Revolution
576:Battle of the Boyne
1133:Culture of Ireland
1000:, 16 November 2012
982:, 16 November 2012
868:. 13 December 2014
640:Methodist Churches
574:who fought at the
464:Colonel Saunderson
417:Orange Institution
409:
86:possibly contains
1029:19 April 2013 at
980:Belfast Telegraph
779:978-0-19-928102-2
652:Free Presbyterian
644:Church of Ireland
397:
396:
251:
250:
243:
233:
232:
225:
207:
131:
130:
123:
88:original research
68:
16:(Redirected from
1165:
1158:Fraternal orders
1095:
1092:Ballymoney Times
1084:
1078:
1070:
1064:
1052:
1046:
1040:
1034:
1021:
1015:
1011:Banbridge Leader
1007:
1001:
989:
983:
973:
967:
954:
948:
930:
924:
915:
909:
908:
906:
904:
889:
878:
877:
875:
873:
858:
852:
849:
843:
829:
823:
822:
790:
784:
783:
765:
759:
758:
718:
656:Caleb Foundation
477:Willian Johnston
421:Northern Ireland
393:
390:
388:
377:
375:Northern Ireland
371:
368:
362:
361:10 Edward Street
283:Northern Ireland
276:
274:
269:
255:
246:
239:
228:
221:
217:
214:
208:
206:
165:
141:
133:
126:
119:
115:
112:
106:
103:inline citations
79:
78:
71:
60:
38:
37:
30:
21:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1162:
1113:
1112:
1104:
1099:
1098:
1085:
1081:
1074:The Irish Times
1071:
1067:
1060:The News Letter
1053:
1049:
1041:
1037:
1022:
1018:
1008:
1004:
997:Portadown Times
990:
986:
974:
970:
964:Wayback Machine
955:
951:
947:, 17 April 2005
939:Wayback Machine
931:
927:
921:The News Letter
916:
912:
902:
900:
899:. 28 April 2020
891:
890:
881:
871:
869:
860:
859:
855:
850:
846:
830:
826:
792:
791:
787:
780:
767:
766:
762:
733:(50): 117–152.
720:
719:
715:
710:
698:
692:
602:Along with the
597:Twelfth of July
572:House of Orange
556:
529:
468:Catholic Church
449:labour movement
429:
385:
373:
372:
369:
364:
363:
360:
336:Blue and Orange
293:Fraternal order
277:
272:
270:
267:
247:
236:
235:
234:
229:
218:
212:
209:
166:
164:
158:
154:primary sources
142:
127:
116:
110:
107:
92:
80:
76:
39:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1171:
1169:
1161:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1103:
1102:External links
1100:
1097:
1096:
1079:
1065:
1047:
1035:
1016:
1002:
984:
968:
949:
944:Sunday Tribune
925:
910:
879:
853:
844:
824:
805:(3): 743–765.
785:
778:
760:
712:
711:
709:
706:
705:
704:
697:
694:
584:Bill of Rights
555:
552:
528:
525:
428:
425:
395:
394:
383:
379:
378:
358:
354:
353:
350:
346:
345:
342:
338:
337:
334:
330:
329:
326:
322:
321:
316:
312:
311:
308:
304:
303:
300:
296:
295:
290:
286:
285:
264:
260:
259:
249:
248:
231:
230:
145:
143:
136:
129:
128:
83:
81:
74:
69:
43:
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1170:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1069:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1031:archive.today
1028:
1025:
1020:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1006:
1003:
999:
998:
993:
988:
985:
981:
977:
972:
969:
965:
961:
958:
953:
950:
946:
945:
940:
936:
933:
929:
926:
922:
919:
914:
911:
898:
894:
888:
886:
884:
880:
867:
863:
857:
854:
848:
845:
842:
841:9781909556065
838:
834:
828:
825:
820:
816:
812:
808:
804:
800:
796:
789:
786:
781:
775:
771:
764:
761:
756:
752:
748:
744:
740:
736:
732:
728:
724:
717:
714:
707:
703:
700:
699:
695:
693:
690:
688:
684:
680:
676:
671:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
637:
633:
629:
625:
621:
617:
613:
609:
605:
600:
598:
594:
590:
589:County Antrim
585:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
553:
551:
548:
544:
542:
538:
534:
526:
524:
522:
517:
515:
511:
508:In the great
506:
504:
500:
496:
491:
489:
485:
480:
478:
474:
473:Belfast South
469:
465:
461:
457:
452:
450:
446:
442:
438:
434:
426:
424:
422:
418:
414:
406:
405:County Antrim
401:
392:
384:
380:
376:
367:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
320:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
294:
291:
287:
284:
280:
265:
261:
256:
253:
245:
242:
227:
224:
216:
205:
202:
198:
195:
191:
188:
184:
181:
177:
174: –
173:
169:
168:Find sources:
162:
156:
155:
151:
146:This article
144:
140:
135:
134:
125:
122:
114:
104:
100:
96:
90:
89:
84:This article
82:
73:
72:
67:
65:
58:
57:
52:
51:
46:
41:
32:
31:
19:
1138:Orange Order
1090:
1082:
1077:, 3 May 2006
1072:
1068:
1063:, 3 May 2006
1058:
1050:
1038:
1019:
1010:
1005:
995:
987:
971:
952:
942:
928:
923:4 April 2018
913:
903:18 September
901:. Retrieved
896:
893:"Lodge Life"
872:18 September
870:. Retrieved
865:
856:
847:
832:
827:
802:
798:
788:
769:
763:
730:
726:
716:
691:
672:
668:the Troubles
636:Presbyterian
604:Orange Order
601:
557:
549:
545:
530:
518:
514:James Larkin
507:
498:
492:
484:tenant right
481:
456:Thomas Sloan
453:
441:Orange Order
430:
412:
410:
357:Headquarters
252:
237:
219:
210:
200:
193:
186:
179:
167:
147:
117:
108:
85:
61:
54:
48:
47:Please help
44:
992:News report
976:News report
679:Ian Paisley
675:the Twelfth
618:(DUP), the
302:Independent
299:Affiliation
1117:Categories
708:References
560:Protestant
554:Activities
488:Ballymoney
366:Ballymoney
183:newspapers
150:references
95:improve it
50:improve it
862:"Contact"
819:148801140
747:0021-1214
687:Rasharkin
660:Sinn Féin
503:Home Rule
433:Tom Sloan
344:44 (1907)
213:July 2012
111:July 2012
99:verifying
56:talk page
1043:BBC news
1027:Archived
1024:UTV News
960:Archived
935:Archived
755:30005103
696:See also
646:and the
624:Alliance
606:and the
593:Scotland
582:and the
370:BT53 6JE
349:Nickname
341:Chapters
328:National
315:Emphasis
1055:Article
966:website
570:of the
537:England
427:History
382:Website
279:Belfast
271: (
263:Founded
197:scholar
93:Please
839:
817:
776:
753:
745:
642:, the
634:, the
630:, the
614:, the
333:Colors
310:Active
307:Status
199:
192:
185:
178:
170:
815:S2CID
751:JSTOR
389:.iloi
325:Scope
204:JSTOR
190:books
905:2024
874:2024
837:ISBN
774:ISBN
743:ISSN
638:and
628:PSNI
411:The
391:.org
289:Type
273:1903
266:1903
176:news
1089:at
1057:at
807:doi
735:doi
664:IRA
535:in
499:and
387:www
152:to
97:by
1119::
994:,
978:,
895:.
882:^
864:.
813:.
803:61
801:.
797:.
749:.
741:.
731:13
729:.
725:.
670:.
622:,
523:.
281:,
163:.
59:.
907:.
876:.
821:.
809::
782:.
757:.
737::
407:.
275:)
244:)
238:(
226:)
220:(
215:)
211:(
201:·
194:·
187:·
180:·
157:.
124:)
118:(
113:)
109:(
91:.
66:)
62:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
