‘Eleventh Night’ bonfires to be lit across Northern Ireland

‘Eleventh Night’ bonfires to be lit across Northern Ireland
A giant bonfire in the loyalist Corcrain area of Portadown in Northern Ireland (Liam McBurney/PA)
Sun, 11 Jul, 2021 - 07:38
Jonathan McCambridge, PA

Bonfires will be lit across Northern Ireland on Sunday night as traditional “Eleventh Night” celebrations get under way.

More than 160 pyres are expected to be ignited to usher in the main date in the Protestant loyal order parading season – the Twelfth of July.

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