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Drumcree: The Orange Order's Last Stand
Chris Ryder
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Description for Drumcree: The Orange Order's Last Stand
Paperback. This title explores the background to the Drumcree stand-offs, the underlying motives of both Protestant and Catholic factions, and the ongoing efforts of the peacemakers to resolve this bitter dispute. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540. 8vo.
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
1995 was the first summer of peace in Northern Ireland - except for the small market town of Portadown. There, in defiance of the wishes of the Catholic residents of the Garvaghy Road, the local lodge of the Protestant Orange Order insisted on their traditional march down the road on the way back from their annual church parade at Drumcree. The subsequent stand-off went down in political history as Drumcree One. Drumcrees Two to Six have followed the same pattern, testing the peace process and even costing lives, such as the three young Quinn brothers who perished when their home ... Read more
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
1995 was the first summer of peace in Northern Ireland - except for the small market town of Portadown. There, in defiance of the wishes of the Catholic residents of the Garvaghy Road, the local lodge of the Protestant Orange Order insisted on their traditional march down the road on the way back from their annual church parade at Drumcree. The subsequent stand-off went down in political history as Drumcree One. Drumcrees Two to Six have followed the same pattern, testing the peace process and even costing lives, such as the three young Quinn brothers who perished when their home ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413762603
SKU
KEX0294299
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Chris Ryder
Chris Ryder has worked on the staff of the Sunday Times and was Northern Ireland correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. Vincent Kearney is Northern Ireland correspondent for the Sunday Times. In 1996 he was a member of the Belfast Telegraph team who received the Northern Ireland All News Media award for coverage of the Drumcree stand-off and its aftermath.
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