Orangemen — (spr. Orrändschmen, Oranienmänner), Parteiname, welchen die irländischen Katholiken den Protestanten gaben, als König Wilhelm III. von England in Irland landete, 1. Juli 1690 den Statthalter Jakobs II., am Boynefluß schlug u. sich im nächsten… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Orangemen — (Orrändschmänn), Orangelogen. Den ersten Namen führte nach Wilhelm III. von Oranien (s. Irland) seit 1689 die aristokrat. protest. Partei in Irland, entstanden aus eingewanderten Engländern, welche durch Confiscation den kath. Iren ihr… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Orangemen — [ ɔrɪndʒmen; zu englisch Orange »Oranien«], Orani|er, die Anhänger der englisch protestantischen Herrschaft über Irland, Oranierorden … Universal-Lexikon
Orangemen — secret society founded 1795 in Belfast to promote Protestant power in Northern Ireland, named for William of Orange (who became King William III of England and triumphed in Ireland at the head of a Protestant army at the Battle of the Boyne), of… … Etymology dictionary
Orangemen's Day — July 12, celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland with the Orangemen s Day Parade, which remembers the Protestant success over James II and his Catholic supporters at the Battle of the Boyne … Dictionary of contemporary English
ORANGEMEN — a name given to an association of Protestants in Ireland instituted to uphold the Protestant succession to the crown, and the Protestant religion as settled at the Revolution of 1688, and which derives this name from William, the Prince of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Orangemen — Protestants of Northern Ireland; orig., followers of William of Orange … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Orangemen — n. name of the athletic teams at Syracuse University (USA) … English contemporary dictionary
orangemen — n. member of a society set up in 1795 in Ireland to support Protestantism and the British sovereign; Protestant Irishman … English contemporary dictionary
Orangemen's Day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, esp. Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12 … Universalium
