involving tens of thousands of people,
culminating every year in a massive
march on the twelfth of July that marks
the anniversary of the victory by
William of Orange in the Battle of the
Boyne in 1690, when Protestant control
over Northern Ireland was established
once and for all.
The night before the Twelfth, as it is
known, marchers around the country
hold street parties and build enormous
bonfires.^3 When the fire is at its height,
the group chooses a symbol to burn. In
past years, it has often been an effigy of
the Pope or some hated local Catholic
official. Here’s how one Twelfth ditty
goes, sung to the tune of “Clementine”:
darren dugan
(Darren Dugan)
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