Monday, September 2, 2019

Rings




Rings on the hands of an Orange Order member shot in Edinburgh at around the time of the Scottish independence referendum. This close up detailing George and the dragon and King Billy was one of the rare occasions they requested permission to take a picture
Photograph: The Bragdon Brothers
How many orange orders are there in Scotland?
Its headquarters are in Bridgeton, Glasgow and it claims about 50,000 members, the vast majority of whom are working-class Protestants from the Scottish Lowlands. The Orange Order was formed in Ulster in 1795 by Ulster Protestants, many of whom had Scottish roots.

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