Orangemen's Day

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Orangemen's Day

  1. A primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July, celebrating the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.
    Synonym: Twelfth
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