Description: Silk, 32 in. square, yellow-orange field with 2 in. navy border, featuring a printed, oval-length portrait of William Johnston of Bally Kilbeg 1867, as identified in surrounding ring, with scroll above that reads Bangor 12th July 1867 and No Surrender printed below. With seals or decorative symbols at each corner of the flag, including thistles, which represent Scotland, roses for England, a harp for Ireland, and a depiction of Prince William of Orange, a Protestant from Holland who fought King James of England and Ireland, seated upon a white steed and holding a sword. During the late 17th century, Prince William ushered in religious tolerance and liberty, and gave Parliament priority over the monarch in governing the country. The following Northern Ireland cities are printed along each side: Enniskillen, Boyne, Aughrim, and Derry. These are the locations where battles took place in Ireland between 1688-1690, and where the Protestants gained some of their liberties and freedoms from religious persecution of the Catholic Church. William Johnston (1829-1902) was an Irish politician and member of the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization based primarily in Northern Ireland and Scotland. He wrote ultra-Protestant Tracts and pro-Unionist novels during the 1850s and published a newspaper called The Downshire Protestant from 1855-1862. Johnston organized an Orange Order parade from Bangor to Newtownards in County Down despite the Party Procession Acts, and the parade took place on July 12, 1867, the date seen here on the flag. Approx. 30,000 people took part in the parade, but Johnston was sentenced to a short term in prison the following year for organizing it. In 1868, he was elected a member of Parliament for Belfast and maintained the seat until 1878. Johnston went on to serve as Inspector of Fisheries in Ireland from 1878 through 1885, and in 1885 he was elected an independent Member of Parliament for Belfast South until his death. Condition: Few scattered holes in flag.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Jonesboro Arkansas
End Time: 2024-10-19T19:03:58.000Z
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