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| Rossnowlagh hosts annual Orange Order parade | Rossnowlagh hosts annual Orange Order parade |
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| Members of the Orange Order from Northern Ireland have taken part in an annual parade in Rossnowlagh, County Donegal. | |
| Several thousand people are in the village for the demonstration. | |
| Fifty lodges from counties Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim and Monaghan have been joined by lodges from Northern Ireland as well as England and Scotland. | Fifty lodges from counties Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim and Monaghan have been joined by lodges from Northern Ireland as well as England and Scotland. |
| A small number of Orangemen from Canada and America also travelled to the event. | |
| The Orangemen, accompanied by 30 bands, paraded along the one-mile route into the seaside village before a religious service. | |
| 'Getting bigger' | |
| Harold Henning, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, said it was an "excellent venue". | |
| "This is a unique experience. It brings brethren, family, friends from all over our jurisdiction to come there to Rossnowlagh on this special day." | |
| David Mahon, County Grand Master of County Donegal Grand Orange Lodge, said it the event was main highlight of the year for Protestants in the Republic of Ireland. | |
| "This is their annual Twelfth parade and it's been going on since the early 1900s," he said. | |
| "It seems to be getting bigger all the time. It is a very important day for Orangemen." | |
| The march comes before the annual 12 July celebrations in Northern Ireland, marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. | The march comes before the annual 12 July celebrations in Northern Ireland, marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. |
| The Orange Order invited the Irish President, Michael D Higgins, to the Donegal parade but said it appreciated that he has a busy schedule. | |
| It said it hopes he will be able to attend in the future. | It said it hopes he will be able to attend in the future. |