UK: N.IRELAND: APPRENTICE BOYS MARCH IS POSTPONED
English/Nat
Protestant marchers, known as Apprentice Boys, have postponed plans to parade along the historic walls of Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Part of the walls, which overlooked the Catholic Bogside district, had been sealed off by security forces.
But thousands of Apprentice Boys have pressed ahead with a march through less controversial areas of the city.
Catholic residents of Bogside district have called off a counter protest as tensions in the city appeared to die down on Saturday afternoon.
Thousands of supporters for the Protestant Apprentice Boys parade gathered in Londonderry in Northern Ireland, determined to exercise their right to march.
The Apprentice Boys were banned from taking the route along part of the city walls overlooking the Bogside , a Catholic area.
They've decided not march along the walls for now - but they plan to return.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
This association wishes to state our firm intention to walk these city walls at a time of our own choosing.
SUPER CAPTION: Alastair Simpson, Governor of the Apprentice Boys
The march commemorates the Protestant victory over Catholic King James' army in the 17th century.
In 1689, 13 apprentice boys closed Londonderry's gates against the army who laid siege to the city but had to retreated after failing to capture it.
But one Republican politician believes the days of such Protestant parades are numbered.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
In my opinion the days of Orange marches of Apprentice Boys marches, marching through Nationalist (Catholic) areas without the agreement of the local people are numbered. I believe many of them know that. The sooner they recognise that fact and face the reality that it's only through negotiation that these issues can be resolved, its only then that we will move on.
SUPER CAPTION: Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein Spokesman
In other villages and towns in Northern Ireland, other Apprentice Boys marches were also taking place.
Hundreds of local residents in the tiny Catholic village of Dunloy, took to the streets in protest at the marchers attempts to parade through their village to their meeting hall.
Blocking the road the Protestant marchers had to re-route their parade to the jubilation of the Catholics.
Local residents were up in arms because the marchers were not local, but came from the surrounding area to march to the Loyalist (Protestant) hall in the village.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
And there's nobody in this village that would oppose a resident walking through this town but the fact that they have to come from outlying areas, I mean some of them as far away as 25 miles, to walk in this village, it doesn't make sense.
SUPER CAPTION: Paddy O'Kane, Chairman of Dunloy Resident Association
But the Catholics were not successful in preventing the Apprentice Boys from sticking to their route in the town of Newton Butler.
Security were out in force prepared to take action should any hint of trouble raise its head.
Road blocks were in place and the police made sure distance was kept between the two opposing sides.
For a time the Apprentice Boys could do nothing but wait to see what the outcome would be as the Catholics blocked their planned route.
And after a tense stand-off between the two sides, the marchers were able to continue with their parade, and walk through the town as their bands played.
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Apprentice Boys of Derry Parade London April 2012
1.
Who are the Apprentice Boys of Derry?
The Apprentice Boys of Derry Association are an historical organisation whose members are committed to maintaining the spirit of liberty displayed by the Apprentice Boys in 1688 against oppression. The Apprentice Boys perpetuate that spirit of liberty, inherent to the Reformed Protestant faith, by faithfully commemorating the Derry Celebrations within the Maiden City and in other localities, keeping alive the memory of the Brave 13 and the heroic sacrifices of the besieged within the Walls. The Association raises its profile to audiences beyond the City, through parades, exhibitions, lectures and any other appropriate means of communication.
2.
What are the Derry Celebrations?
Each year the Apprentice Boys of Derry celebrate two dates in the city of Londonderry. First, the closing of the City Gates by thirteen young Apprentices against the enemy forces on 18th December (New Calendar). And second, when the City was relieved after the Siege, having held out and not surrendered despite about 10,000 of the defenders dying in Her defence, on 12th August (New Calendar).
Those celebrations take the form of a parade by the organisation to and from a Church Service held in the historic Saint Columb's, Church of Ireland (Anglican), Cathedral. The organisation has some 10,000 members, who converge on Londonderry to take part in the commemorative parade though the City. A wreath of Remembrance is laid at the City's Memorial to remember all those who have died over the centuries, including the First and Second World Wars, defending our heritage of civil and religious liberty for all.
3.
Why was the Siege so important?
The Siege of Londonderry in the years 1688-1689 played a very important role in securing the victory of the Williamite forces in Britain, and indeed parts of Europe. The success of King William III and the Glorious Revolution effectively stopped the building of a tyrannical empire by Louis XIV of France and his ally, the deposed King of England, James II. The theory of the Divine right of Kings was replaced by reforms put in place by King William III and Queen Mary, establishing the supremacy of parliamentary democracy and basic freedoms of the rule of law that we enjoy today.
Apprentice Boys of Derry parade Glasgow 28/5/16 (part 1)
Apprentice Boys of Derry parade
Filmed in Union Street.
ABOD 2013 Londonderry PUL Celebrations Part II
Within every society & country in the world, there is Same Sex, Same Race, Same Religion etc Groups, Associations, and Organizations etc who celebrate something they hold dear.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians do not allow Protestant within its ranks, do I believe this is sectarian?
The answer to this is No.
I believe that everyone should be left alone to celebrate whatever it is they hold dear, free from intimidation or violence.
Acceptance & Tolerance.
Nationalist Extremists will have to Accept, just as the OIRA did & SF IRA eventually did, the fact that British, Protestant Unionist Loyalist Culture, our culture, is here & here to stay.
Nationalist Extremists will have to not only learn how to Tolerate their Protestant neighbours, but learn how to Tolerate PUL Culture also. They do not have to like or agree with who & what we are, but they must, & hopefully it won't take them as long as it took SF IRA to follow the OIRA, recognise PUL People & PUL Cultures existence.
Culture does not hurt anyone. Walking passed someone, if you like them or not, doesn't hurt you.
Republicans often use The KKK & Race argument against, & while trying to vilify, Protestants & PUL Culture.
Practising & Preaching doesn't seem to be their strong point though.
I mean, How much must you hate someone to not want them to walk passed you?
It is Nationalist Extremists who won't let people walk up or down a road that they use every day.
Congratulations to the Apprentice Boys of Derry, The Bands & Everyone Else that took part in or came out in support of this year's parade.
What makes us British?
Being born within Northern Ireland makes us British. The Death & Sacrifice of our ancestors in Wars & Conflicts throughout the world over Hundreds of Years makes us British. The Men, Women & Children who at this minute serve in countries around the world in our Armed Forces, to keep us safe, makes us British. The love of our Queen & Country makes us British.
What is PUL Culture they ask?
Remembering & Celebrating, the Battle of the Boyne & any other Battle that brought not only safety, but survival for Protestants, The Orange Order & Its History, The Apprentice Boys Of Derry & its History, learning about & remembering people like Carson & The Covenant, learning about & remembering The UVF, learning about & remembering the sacrifice of all those who fought & died so we can live as we do today, free, The Bands, The Bonfires, Celebrating Our Queen & Royal Family, Remembering Our Dead Each year etc
Remembering & Celebrating doesn't hurt anyone.
Attacking those who wish to do the Remembering & Celebrating, as Nationalist Extremists do, does.
Sticks & Stones May Break Your Bones But Flutes Will Never Harm You.
Stop The Republican Appeasement Policy.
Apprentice Boys Of Derry 2012 Pt II
Congratulations to the Apprentice Boys Of Derry for putting on such a great day. The work they put into making this parade, aswell as other parades, a success, is sometimes over looked by the media. During this parade they had marshals on show everywhere. Along the parade route they helped people across roads during the parade, within the gaps of the bands & lodges, they helped car drivers through the crawded streets.They went out of their way to make it a incident free day. This they achieved. Attendance was up this year yet again also. Many families out with the kids enjoying themselves. I spoke to a few members from the newly formed East Coast Protestant Boys Flute Band,East Lothian,Scotland, who made their first trip to Northern Ireland with the band. Hopefully they will return next year. Our friends from Scotland,Wales, England & further afield are always welcome.
Somme Memorial 1 @ Apprentice Boys of Derry Shutting of the Gates Parade 2009
Shutting of the Gates Celebrations
Londonderry 5th of December '09
Attending;
Somme Memorial - Bangor
Parading along London St, heading for the Apprentice
Boys Memorial Hall
Remembrance Sunday Londonderry 2016--The March Past.
William King Mem. & Brittiana Bands Lead The March By The Royal British Legion.
Apprentice Boys of Derry Parade - Manchester City Centre | May 2010 | Band Parade Manchester
The Annual Manchester and Salford Apprentice Boys of Derry Parade through Manchester City Centre on Saturday 1st May 2010.
Superb weather brought thousands of shoppers into Manchester to be entertained by the sound of flutes and drums as the Apprentice Boys of Derry paraded proudly past wearing their collarettes of 'Derry Crimson'.
The Parade started at 2pm and was led by The Shankill Fusiliers Flute Band from Belfast, followed by officers and dignitaries of The Manchester and Salford Campsie Club. The second band was The Anfield Road Flute Band from Liverpool followed by Lancashire and Cheshire ABOD clubs plus visiting Liverpool Clubs. Other bands included... Blues and Royals Flute Band, Donaghadee Flute Band, The British Ulster Alliance Flute Band.
There where also visiting Apprentice Boys from Northern Ireland, Scotland and England.
Find out more about The Apprentice Boys of Derry here -
apprentice boys august 1969
View here the annual Apprentice Boys parade in Derry, including the wreath-laying at the war memorial and the outbreak of riots that would spread across Northern Ireland. Civil rights leaders.
The Apprentice Boys of Derry march through the city on 12th August 1969. They pass through the majority Catholic city of Derry, against the will of the VAST majority of people and march right.
Loyalist march in Derry 12th August 1969.
Londonderry riots. Northern Ireland. GV Apprentice Boys parade in Derry. SV Marching men in street in parade. CU People watching. SV Girl's pipe band with drum major in front. SCU Pan men's.
APOLOGIES instead of Lord Carson Memorial IT IS Jordan Memorial Accordion. 326th Anniversary of the ending of the Siege of
Top 14. Best Tourist Attractions in Derry - Northern Ireland
Top 14. Best Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Derry - Northern Ireland: City Walls, Peace bridge, Guildhall, Walled city Londonderry, Tower Museum, Museum of Free Derry, Free Derry Corner, St. Columb's Cathedral, The Bogside Artists, Millennium Forum, St. Augustine's Church, St. Eugene's Cathedral, The Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, St. Columba's Church
Ballycraigy Sons of Ulster Auld Boys Entertaining @ Apprentice Boys Of Derry Easter Monday 2012
9th of April
Carrickfergus
West Belfast Volunteers 1 @ Apprentice Boys of Derry Shutting of the Gates Parade 2009
Shutting of the Gates Celebrations
Londonderry 5th of December '09
Attending;
West Belfast Volunteers - Belfast
Parading along London St, heading for the Apprentice
Boys Memorial Hall
ABOD Glasgow 13 Dec 2014
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society with a worldwide membership of over 10,000, founded in 1814 and based in the city of Londonderry, Northern Ireland. There are clubs and branches in Ulster and elsewhere in Ireland, Scotland, England and Toronto, Canada. The society aims to commemorate the 1689 Siege of Derry when Catholic James II of England and Ireland and VII of Scotland laid siege to the walled city which was at the time a Protestant stronghold. Apprentice Boys parades once regularly led to virulent opposition from the city's Irish nationalist majority, but recently a more conciliatory approach has taken place and now the parades are virtually trouble-free.
Apprentice Boys Of Derry March To Protestant Human Rights Camp Twaddell Avenue
+Oceallaigh Kly
Your lack of knowledge or ignorance, or simple sectarian hatred, of the situation is what makes what you write, simply wrong.
Let's start with the area. This area is not a Catholic Area, but a mixed area, & if anything, is predominately Protestant, unless of course you want to redraw a border & just take in a row of Catholics homes. However with that said, & even if you were correct & it was a Catholic community, the recent BBC Spotlight programme done a survey & the majority, of all, people said they were happy for this parade to proceed up the road.
Secondly, I see no hypocrisy in the ABOD coming down to Belfast & offering help, or a framework, to what they have achieved in Londonderry, or Derry if that suits you, after all it does suit the Apprentice Boys.
As for talking to Ardoyne residents. Which ones?
As stated above, the ordinary every day Catholics & Protestants that live within this area want it to go up, however a few, & that is what we are talking about here, a few who then bus in other Nationalist Extremists to cause trouble,do not.
On a finishing note, they cannot take another route, there is no other route, & if there was, why should they, as this is the road they use every day of their lives.
What I would suggest is this, Republicans try to learn how to Accept & Tolerate.
Accept their is another community within Northern Ireland, & Tolerate that communities Culture.
After all they have not only Accepted Defeat, but Tolerate a British win, & up top of that they have taken up their rolls as British Ministers Administering British Rule. within local government.
'Boys Day Out 5.' Walking Most of Derry's Walls
Us three old Belfast boys are on a Belfast train day trip, free bus/rail pass, day to the Maiden City of Derry/Londonderry. Here we walk Derry's Wall from Shipquay Gate to St Columb's Cathedral. I intend to return soon and do the complete the walk. ( I rather slipped up here, -sorry. )
Derry (/ˈdɛri/, officially Londonderry (/ˈlʌndənˌdɛri/), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name Daire (modern Irish: Doire) meaning oak grove. In 1613, the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I and gained the London prefix to reflect the funding of its construction by the London guilds. While the city is more usually known colloquially as Derry, Londonderry is also commonly used and remains the legal name.
Derry is the only remaining completely intact walled city in Ireland and one of the finest examples of a walled city in Europe. The walls constitute the largest monument in State care in Northern Ireland and, as the last walled city to be built in Europe, stands as the most complete and spectacular.
The Walls were built in 1613–1619 by The Honourable The Irish Society as defences for early 17th century settlers from England and Scotland. The Walls, which are approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in circumference and which vary in height and width between 3.7 and 10.7 metres (12 and 35 feet), are completely intact and form a walkway around the inner city. They provide a unique promenade to view the layout of the original town which still preserves its Renaissance style street plan. The four original gates to the Walled City are Bishop's Gate, Ferryquay Gate, Butcher Gate and Shipquay Gate. Three further gates were added later, Magazine Gate, Castle Gate and New Gate, making seven gates in total. Historic buildings within the walls include the 1633 Gothic cathedral of St Columb, the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall and the courthouse.
It is one of the few cities in Europe that never saw its fortifications breached, withstanding several sieges including one in 1689 which lasted 105 days, hence the city's nickname, 'The Maiden City.'
Thiepval Memorial Pipe @ Apprentice Boys Relief of Londonderry Parade
13th August 2016.
William King Memorial @ Shutting of the Gates 2019
William King Memorial before the Apprentice Boys Of Derry burning of Lundy & annual Shutting of the Gates 7th December 2019
Eglinton Acc 2 @ Apprentice Boys of Derry Shutting of the Gates Parade 2009
Shutting of the Gates Celebrations
Londonderry 5th of December '09
Attending;
Eglinton Accordion Band - Eglinton
Parading along London St, heading for the Apprentice
Boys Memorial Hall
Donemana Pride of William 2 @ Apprentice Boys of Derry Shutting of the Gates Parade 2009
Shutting of the Gates Celebrations
Londonderry 5th of December '09
Attending;
Pride of William - Donemana
Parading along London St, heading for the Apprentice
Boys Memorial Hall
Wm, Strain Wm, Lightbody Memorial @ Apprentice Boys Relief of Derry Parade
324th ABOD Parade, Londonderry, Northern Ireland,
10th of August 2013.
Pictures taken from this parade -