Orange lodges march into a maze of contradictions

TO anyone of a rational disposition, the sight of old or middle-aged men in bowler hats and orange sashes marching to commemorate a battle fought over 300 years ago seems absurd.

Orange lodges march into a maze of contradictions
Tue, 12 Jul, 2005 - 01:00

Yet this circus continues to arouse anger and indignation year after year.

The facts of this turbulent period in Anglo-Irish and European affairs reveal insoluble contradictions and historical ironies.

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