The Nazis were Germans kid. Brethren and members of the Orange Order were very much in the frontline, alongside your grandfather, taking the fight to the Nazis.
Theyre nazis in how they do… They tried to exterminate the nationalist population… They marched down their streets to remind them of their dominance and gerrymandering and violence and hatred over them.
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OOOOOOFFFTTT , sparked out.
classic in the genre of cognitive dissonance
Drove through last night. Mayham. But some fine carpets and hiviz jackets on sale
Glenarm, Ballymena, Bushmills, Antrim, Cullybackey, Magheragall, Armagh, Belfast, Ballygowan, Greyabbey, Newry, Ballymartin, Enniskillen, Limavady, Tobermore, Castlecaulfield, Omagh and Aughnacloy is the line up of the 18 venues for the cultural and religious festivities this year.
Some moving scenes there on the BBC news earlier as brethern paused at the Cenotaph in Belfast and in Enniskillen to commemorate amongst their dead, those that died fighting the Nazis and those that were murdered by the IRA Nazis in 1987 at the War Memorial in Enniskillen as they commemorated their war dead.
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Undoubtedly some OO were there but, as an Institution, not so much. In the absence of conscription being extended to NI volunteer numbers were generally regarded as low; Churchill remarked on this in 1943 for example. Just under 38,000 volunteered from NI for military service in WWII and this would have included many Catholics. 7,000 women also volunteered (including some Catholics no doubt) and both categories were excluded from an OO membership that would have been in excess of 50,000 at the time.
There was a bit of to-ing and fro-ing after the War on the possibility that more Catholics from NI volunteered than brethren but what is not in doubt is that more from 26 counties, almost 43,000, volunteered for military service in British Army during the war. This figure excludes those Irish who joined up while in Britain or who fell to be conscripted based on duration of residence there.
Brian Barton very good on NI and WWII in general.
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The engineering prowess of loyal Ulstermen along with their work ethic meant many were more valuable in the shipyards. The Luftwaffe targeting H&W during the Belfast Blitz also means the definition of frontline is open to interpretation.
They’re a long way removed of that now, burning all those good pallets.
Ah lovely, slut drops and all to commemorate their beloved king.
Like the Red Devils fans he’ll want the glazers out.
Hence the ‘Hiding out in the shipyards’ jibe. Shipyards, incidentally, that they drove the Catholics and ‘rotten Prods’ out of in the 20s. Anyways, 4 raids, at night when everywhere was closed, in April/May 1941 hardly constituted it being a frontline.
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The Docks Raid was carried out in 1941 and was a clear attack on them.
Whilst the BoF had already happened with much bloodshed, I don’t think we should forget that there was a hanging threat over the shipyards all that time.
Gas cunts.
Spending two weeks to light a big fire
Are you saying a few windy Belfast lads with screwdrivers are comparable to lads who landed in Dunkirk?
We used to spend weeks building a bonfire as kids for the traditional Bona Night
Always enjoyed it, 
Are you saying unionists have the same mental capacity as children?
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The traditional highlights round up of one of our great native festivals is underway on the national broadcaster.
We’re off to Enniskillen first.