A very interesting and turbulent year in Ireland and Europe when this photo was taken in 1916. The Easter rising and the slaughter at the Somme in France of many men in the Orange Institution. Nigeria no longer has a lodge but lodges still exist in Ghana and Togo in West Africa. I think the lodge is called Lagos Fine True Blues by the banner. How the Orange Order got from a small thatched cottage in Loughall to Lagos and is intrigueing. One thing for sure King Billy on the banner was better travelled after he fell of his horse than before it.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Orange Lodge Nigeria Africa
A very interesting and turbulent year in Ireland and Europe when this photo was taken in 1916. The Easter rising and the slaughter at the Somme in France of many men in the Orange Institution. Nigeria no longer has a lodge but lodges still exist in Ghana and Togo in West Africa. I think the lodge is called Lagos Fine True Blues by the banner. How the Orange Order got from a small thatched cottage in Loughall to Lagos and is intrigueing. One thing for sure King Billy on the banner was better travelled after he fell of his horse than before it.
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