Okay, okay, okay, Here's the scoop...
Orange Irish is from Northern Ireland and Green Irish from Southern Ireland. The Orange is Protestant and the Green Catholic. William III (William of Orange) King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Stadtholder of the Netherlands- Victorious in the early 1690's, especially the Battle of the Boyne, near Dublin. He defeated King James II, a Roman Catholic.
Protestant churches consolidated against the Catholic Church. The Orange order was founded after the Battle of the Diamond between the Catholic Defenders and the Protestant Peep O'Day Boys. The 3 main founders were James Wilson, Daniel Winter, James Sloan.
The Orange Order had a central place in the new state of Notheren Ireland. It acted as a basis for the unity of the Protestants of all classes. The English (mainly Anglicans) and the Scots (most Presbyterians. Sometimes called Orangemen.
The National Flag of the Republic of Ireland has 3 stripes: Orange for the Irish Protestants, Green for the Irish Catholic Nationalists (republican cause), and White representiing the hope for peace between them.
The Anniversary of the Battle of Boyne is celebrated each July 12th., every though it isn't a Public Holiday as such.
We have both Green and Orange Irish Ancestors.
6 comments:
Well that clears that up.
now i get it.
Thank you for the history lesson I never knew there was orange I have always thought just green! Learned something new so I didn't waste the day!
all right - i get that - but i don't think you're gonna start seeing orange shamrocks or leprechauns anytime soon...
I knew the orange was for the Protestants and the green for the Catholics. I was educating some coworkers about that. But I didn't know the history behind the colors.
I googled this right after I read your previous post, and you're right. But you already knew that. :)
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