Keep ‘er country at Clogher Field 12th July (Part II)

And so unto the parade and main Demonstration of the bands through Clogher to a field less than a mile away The PSNI presence was discreet and was there more for the traffic than anything else, though you can see the officer making a note of the band numbers as they passed. It’s worth noting that there was none of the belligerence around “crossing the ranks” (ie walking in front of the demonstration) that i have encountered over the years …

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Augher, Clogher…..Slugger hits the road

When I blogged our intention to visit the Twelfth in Clogher John Robinson and Iain McClung of Glenageeragh LOL 908, a rural Augher lodge, kindly got in touch to offer some guidance and help. Their hospitality and warmth along with that of their fellow lodge members was greatly appreciated throughout yesterday. So we started our day with a feeder parade in Augher. According to the 2001 Census the entire Augher ward was 55% Catholic and the output area (95OO020004) including …

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Keepin ‘er country at Clogher Field 12th July (Part I)

With Edwin Graham at the wheel, myself,Mark McGregor and Quintin Oliver took a trip to Augher in Co Tyrone and then unto Clogher for a country 12th. We arrived in time for the preparations prior to the parade Having marched from the top of the town, down to the bottom of the town and back to the top of the town, everything was packed up for the short journey to Clogher to join the main County Orange Order Demonstration. It …

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