Irish Protestants celebrate Orangemen’s Day

Irish Protestants celebrate Orangemen’s Day — also known as The Twelfth or Glorious Twelfth — on the July 12th of July every year. The day commemorates Protestant king William of Orange’s victory over Catholic king James II at the Battle of the Boyne: a pivotal moment for the Protestant cause. There have historically been outbursts of sectarian violence on this day in Ulster, which is split 50/50 between Catholics and Protestants. But today its reputation has improved, with most recent marches celebrated peacefully.
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