(3) The Home Parade - Last Saturday in August, Raphoe, County Donegal 31st August 2024

[@Timberdoodle197]

Another good video and always capture dungiven crown defenders well 👌

[@John-k1d7i]

Amazing grace land donegal

[@jamesfriery]

Very busy with parades. Is this the only time of year that they hold parades?

[@AustellHenderson]

Main Parades are from July to September, but the Apprentice Boys of Derry hold one in December to remember when the Apprentice Boys closed the gates to the city stopping king James army from getting in. It was the longest Siege in Europe wirh 8000 people dying and it ended on the 12th of August and that's when they hold the big parade to Celebrate the ending of the Siege. Some might have a smaller parade at Easter. The Apprentice Boys is just about Londonderry where as the Orange Order would be for king William beating King James at the Battle of the Boyne. The Royal Back Institution would be the holiest of the orders. They must be Orange Men first. Apprentice Boys Banners will show the Mount Joy (ship) breaking the Boom. The Orange Banners will be showing King William on his White Horse at the Boyne and the Black Men will have religious images from the Bible but some folk could be in all three but most would be in two of them. From Easter until October there would be lots of local band parades with only Bands. It's how they collect money for themselfs. If a village band hold one in their village then other bands will also take part then in turn the village band would go tontheir parade. They would usually be around 8pm on a Friday night.

[@AustellHenderson]

Next big event is Halloween in Londonderry. It's the one time of the year when everyone in the city can take part but the Chapels and Church's don't take part.

[@jamesfriery]

​@@AustellHendersonmy ex wife was in the ladies lodge, brother in law was the chaplain, step son was in YCV band as a drummer. So I had quite a connection. Here in Croatia we have nothing like that, no lodge etc. Thanks for the info.

[@hildibildibaldi]

Good video, sir. If it stings you it will die (provided not stung on a bony part of your body). I got stung once just above an eyebrow. Within a few hours flesh round both eyes was well swollen and I was completely blinded for a couple of days. Bee lived to tell the tale ...... Not a great fan of pipe bands myself. You only ever hear the pipes and side drums. Bass drum and the tenor drums never set the heather on fire for me. In competitions when pipe bands form the circle the pipe major tapping his foot appears to set the tempo. Now in a flute band the bass drum gets a fair skelp! :0)

[@AustellHenderson]

I find the Pipe Bands much louder, when they play but that's the problem. Young folk not fit enough to blow long enough. How the old men in olden days managed and they all smoked. But then they where just fitter with hard work.

[@hildibildibaldi]

@@AustellHenderson Maybe we should have a whip round and sponsor a new pipe band - Henderson's Uphill Pipe Band, who ONLY play uphill. I'll give you a couple of quid.

[@AustellHenderson]

@hildibildibaldi I recon that folk in pipe bands should get free gym membership. It's a instrument for fit people.

[@hildibildibaldi]

@@AustellHenderson Hope you get a chance to record Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band (from Lisburn) one of these days. Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Grade 1 band outfit they are very successful and , arguably, the best pipe band in the world. I think they've won the annual R. S. P. B. A. Grade 1 "World's" competition in Glasgow more times than any other band. Anyway, many thanks for the entertainment you provide. Clap clap to Luna.

[@AustellHenderson]

@@hildibildibaldi know my luck if I do ever get to see them then they probably pass me beeting a single drum. The problem I have is I can't get into to big of a crowd or to close to the bands as Luna will bark, then when I get a safe spot the bands dint play.

[@John-k1d7i]

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