Co Antrim – Braid
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Broughshane,Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom
Annual Battle of the Boyne Demonstration
- 1 District
- 11 Lodges
- 9 Bands
The Braid Twelfth of July celebrations will be held in Broughshane this year, with Aughafatten True Blues LOL 1184 having the honour of being the host lodge
The parade, which will feature two sets of Lambeg drums and nine bands, will start in the Commons, Tullymore Road, Broughshane at 12noon.
It will make its way down the Tullymore Road towards the Carnlough Road, taking a right and parading on down Main Street, through the village, to Beechvale, where it will turn around and come back up Main Street.
The parade will then turn up the Church Entry and continue to the demonstration field at the corner of Buckna Road and Rathkeel Road.
Platform proceedings will start at around 2.30pm, with musical accompaniment by Aughafatten Accordion Band
The speakers on the day will be TUV Leader Jim Allister MLA and Grand Chaplain Wor. Bro. Rev. David Reid, of Ardstraw Presbyterian Church.
Following the platform proceedings, the parade will reform at 4pm to return to the Commons, off Tullamore Road
This year, Jamison’s True Blues LOL 532 will be wearing new collarettes. This is the first time they have been changed in 40 years, and were purchased after fund-raising events by the lodge members.
Broughshane village sits in the Braid and lodges participating in the Twelfth here are: Buckna, Pollee, Broughshane, Teenies, Jamison’s Trues Blues (Skerry), Aughafatten, Glenarm, Carnlough, Cairnalbana, Lisnamurrican and Ballygelly.
Broughshane is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of Mid and East Antrim District Council and has a population of 4,000 people.
The name means “Shane’s dwelling”. and seemingly refers to a castle which formerly stood on the north side of the village street.