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Pro-UK political ideology in Northern Ireland
Ulster loyalism is a strand of Ulster unionism associated with working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support
Ulster_loyalism
Allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom
Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its former colonies, refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom
Loyalism
Ideology that supports independence for Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland, the term is often used within unionism and Ulster loyalism (from which Ulster nationalism originated) to refer solely to Northern Ireland
Ulster_nationalism
Political party in Northern Ireland
McAuley, James. Very British Rebels?: The Culture and Politics of Ulster Loyalism. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. p.140 Peck, Tom (10 June 2017). "Theresa
Democratic_Unionist_Party
Retrieved 23 March 2025. "New Ulster University research uncovers eye-watering levels of violence against women and girls in NI". Ulster University. 7 September
Women_in_Northern_Ireland
Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland
McAuley, James. Very British Rebels?: The Culture and Politics of Ulster Loyalism. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. p. 98 "Scottish independence: Orange
Orange_Order
Ethnic group
of Ulster Presbyterian Church in Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotch-Irish Americans Society of United Irishmen Ulster Ulster Covenant Ulster loyalism Ulster
Ulster_Scots_people
1912 petition opposing Irish Home Rule
Ulster's Solemn League and Covenant, commonly known as the Ulster Covenant, was signed by nearly 500,000 people on and before 28 September 1912, in protest
Ulster_Covenant
Ulster loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1971
Terror, Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2004, pp. 64–65 McAuley, James (2011). Ulster Loyalism after the Good Friday Agreement. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 20. ISBN 978-0230228856
Ulster_Defence_Association
Youth wing of the Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Young Militants (UYM) is the youth wing of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
Ulster_Young_Militants
Unionist militia in Ireland
then part of the United Kingdom. The Ulster Volunteers were based in the northern province of Ulster. Many Ulster Protestants and Irish unionists feared
Ulster_Volunteers
1910s and 1920s in Ireland
Féin movement. There were several waves of civil unrest linked to Ulster loyalism, trade unionism, and physical force republicanism, leading to the Irish
Irish_revolutionary_period
Northern Irish loyalist, paramilitary and politician
in Ulster loyalism in various capacities for at least forty years. Smith was born in Mountjoy Street on Belfast's Shankill Road into a poor Ulster Protestant
William_Smith_(loyalist)
Former infantry regiment of the British Army
The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992
Ulster_Defence_Regiment
Northern Ireland dispute over parades
Ireland. The town is mainly Protestant and hosts numerous Protestant and Ulster loyalist marches each summer, but has a significant Catholic minority. The
Drumcree_conflict
Part of the United Kingdom
use the word "Ulster" in their title; for example, the University of Ulster, the Ulster Museum, the Ulster Orchestra, and BBC Radio Ulster. Although some
Northern_Ireland
Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement
Ulster Resistance (UR), or the Ulster Resistance Movement (URM), is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement established by the Democratic Unionist Party
Ulster_Resistance
Ulster loyalist paramilitary group
in Canada as "the main source of support for loyalism outside the United Kingdom ... Ontario is to Ulster Protestants what Boston is to Irish Catholics
Ulster_Volunteer_Force
Political ideology
career with a foray into physical force loyalism: his formation in 1956 of Ulster Protestant Action (UPA). Ulster Protestant Volunteers implicated Paisley
Unionism_in_Ireland
Ethnoreligious group of the historic Irish province of Ulster
Ulster Protestants are an ethnoreligious group in the Irish province of Ulster, where they make up about 43.5% of the population. Most Ulster Protestants
Ulster_Protestants
Northern Irish loyalist
associated with Ulster loyalism, for which he was convicted of terrorist activity and imprisoned. Peeples has been a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force
Clifford_Peeples
Association football chant
in Ireland. The song is associated with unionism and particularly Ulster loyalism. It expresses opposition to the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
No_Surrender_(to_the_IRA)
Ulster loyalist (1933–2011)
September 2011) was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist, politician, and militant who was the leader of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). One of the
Gusty_Spence
Loyalist party in Northern Ireland
Ulster Loyalism and Working-Class Politics:1969-1974," Scrinium, University College Cork (2010), p.37 Frenett, Ross. "‘Protestant Socialists’? Ulster
Volunteer_Political_Party
Title used by some Ulster loyalist organisations for their members
Volunteer, abbreviated Vol., is a title used by a number of Ulster loyalist paramilitary organisations to describe their members. The first loyalist paramilitary
Volunteer_(Ulster_loyalist)
Former Ulster loyalist paramilitary group
Defence. Chapter 5: Fundamentalist Loyalism. Routledge, 2014. p. 91 McAuley, J.; Spencer, G. (19 January 2011). Ulster Loyalism after the Good Friday Agreement:
Loyalist_Volunteer_Force
Scottish soldier (died 1717)
during the early stages of the Siege of Derry. Lundy is reviled in Ulster loyalism as a traitor and his name has become a byword for "traitor" among unionists
Robert_Lundy
British fascist leader (1895–1935)
sought to breathe new life into the group by seeking to ally it with Ulster loyalism. Lintorn-Orman died of an alcohol-related illness at the age of 40
Rotha_Lintorn-Orman
Scottish-born loyalist politician and paramilitary (1951–1987)
In it, Seawright praised the NF, not only due to their support for Ulster loyalism, but also for their stance on race and immigration. His younger brother
George_Seawright
1988 killings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
that there would be no three-volley salute by IRA gunmen. A member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Michael Stone, learned of this agreement. He
Corporals_killings
Dispute in Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland
30-year conflict known as the Troubles, Ardoyne had become segregated – Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics lived in separate areas. This left Holy
Holy_Cross_dispute
Topics referred to by the same term
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UL
British People's Party (1940s) British Socialist Party (1911–1920) British Ulster Dominion Party British Union of Fascists (1930s) Campaign for Social Democracy
List of political parties in the United Kingdom
List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom
Northern Irish loyalist organisation
coordination between the Ulster Workers Council, loyalist paramilitary groups, and the political representatives of Ulster loyalism. Seen as an important
Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee
Ulster_Loyalist_Central_Co-ordinating_Committee
Ulster loyalist ballad
the sound of flute and drum And Ulster's hills shall echo still, from Rathlin to Dromore As we sing again the loyal strain of the sash my father wore
The_Sash
Theory of nationality in Ireland
variation of the two-nation perspective was discussed in Queen's Rebels: Ulster Loyalism in Historical Perspective (1983) by the American scholar David Miller
Two_nations_theory_(Ireland)
Small Ulster paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
The Orange Volunteers (OV) or Orange Volunteer Force (OVF) is a small Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1998 by
Orange_Volunteers
Northern Irish loyalist politician, Ulster paramiltary group member, and murderer
not becoming involved in the Second World War. White began his career in loyalism with a group called the Woodvale Defence Association, a vigilante group
John_White_(loyalist)
Separation barriers in Northern Ireland
Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2013. "Peace Walls 'As Contentious As Ever'". Ulster Research. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November
Peace_lines
Political party in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) was a small loyalist political party in Northern Ireland. It was established in June 1981 as the Ulster Loyalist Democratic
Ulster_Democratic_Party
Loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland
The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1998 by loyalists who opposed the Belfast Agreement
Red_Hand_Defenders
1998 car bombing in Northern Ireland
agents inside the Real IRA, but this information was not given to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). In 2008, the BBC reported that British intelligence
Omagh_bombing
17th-century colonisation of northern Ireland
Plantation of Ulster (Irish: Plandáil Uladh; Ulster Scots: Plantin o Ulstèr) was the organised colonisation ("plantation") of the Irish province of Ulster by people
Plantation_of_Ulster
– socialism, communism, anti-fascism Red Hand of Ulster – Ulster loyalism, Ulster unionism, Ulster nationalism[citation needed] ★ Red star – socialism
List_of_ideological_symbols
1740 British patriotic song
"Rule, Britannia!" United States Army Band Strings ensemble "Rule, Britannia!" Phonograph cylinder recorded by Albert Farrington in 1914 for Edison Records
Rule,_Britannia!
Song
Loyalist tradition. The song celebrates the closing of the gates of the Ulster city of Derry to the approaching Jacobite Irish Army on 18 December 1688
The_Crimson_Banner
Former Northern Irish political party
The Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (VUPP), informally known as Ulster Vanguard, was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Vanguard_Unionist_Progressive_Party
Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary leader (born 1966)
being born a Catholic, King became involved in Ulster loyalism in his teenage years. As a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) which he had joined in
Robin_King
Area in Northern Ireland where nationalist and unionist neighborhoods meet
was a part of Free Derry, a Republican no-go area, resulting in hardline loyalism and the government trying to intervene by making more interface areas.
Interface_area
Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland
welcomed the British Army as a neutral force – in contrast to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), which was widely regarded as a sectarian police force
Bloody_Sunday_(1972)
Ulster loyalist song
"The Night We Burned Ardoyne" is an Ulster loyalist song. It refers to the events of August 1969 when there were large-scale attacks in Ardoyne, a largely
The_Night_We_Burned_Ardoyne
Murder of a Northern Irish Catholic civilian by a loyalist mob in 1997
Telegraph. 12 March 2009. McAuley, J.; Spencer, G. (19 January 2011). Ulster Loyalism after the Good Friday Agreement: History, Identity and Change. Springer
Killing_of_Robert_Hamill
Protestant fraternal organization in Scotland
the Scottish branch has strong links with Northern Ireland and Ulster unionism/loyalism. During the Troubles, lodges were accused of having links with
Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland
Grand_Orange_Lodge_of_Scotland
Governing body of the Orange Order on the island of Ireland
aligned with Irish Unionism and British loyalism. The headquarters is also home to the Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland and the Museum of
Grand_Orange_Lodge_of_Ireland
1969–2007 British military operation in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
in response to the August 1969 riots. Its role was to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and to assert the authority of the British government
Operation_Banner
Political party in Northern Ireland
Since the Ulster Democratic Party's dissolution in 2001, the PUP has been the sole party in Northern Ireland representing paramilitary loyalism. The PUP
Progressive_Unionist_Party
Ulster loyalist paramilitary group
Commando (RHC) is a small secretive Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland that is closely linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). Its aim
Red_Hand_Commando
Ulster unionist folk song
"Dolly's Brae", also known as "The Battle of Dolly's Brae", is a traditional Ulster loyalist folk ballad. It is a marching tune that bands play during Orange
Dolly's_Brae_(song)
Traditional province in the north of Ireland
Ulster (/ˈʌlstər/; Irish: Ulaidh [ˈʊlˠiː, ˈʊlˠə] or Cúige Uladh [ˌkuːɟə ˈʊlˠə, - ˈʊlˠuː]; Ulster Scots: Ulstèr or Ulster) is one of the four historical
Ulster
Song
"Derry's Walls" is a historical song sung in Northern Ireland. It commemorates the Siege of Derry in 1689. The author of the words is unknown, and it is
Derry's_Walls
Surname list
Peeples (born c. 1969), pastor in Northern Ireland associated with Ulster loyalism George Peeples (born 1943), American basketball player Joe Henry Peeples
Peeples
Canadian citizens with full or partial Irish heritage
Scottish immigrant and Orangeman Alexander Muir, reflects the pro-British Ulster loyalism outlook typical of the time with its disdainful view of Irish Republicanism
Irish_Canadians
Latin motto meaning "who will separate?"
us from the love of Christ?" The motto is associated with Ulster unionism, Ulster loyalism and the British Army in Ireland: for example, it is used in
Quis_separabit?
Former Irish republican paramilitary group
conflict in Northern Ireland was a "bourgeois nationalist" one between the Ulster Protestant and Irish Catholic working classes, fomented and continued by
Official Irish Republican Army
Official_Irish_Republican_Army
Democratic Party Ulster Popular Unionist Party Ulster Progressive Unionist Association Ulster Protestant League Ulster Resistance Ulster Unionist Labour
List of political parties in Northern Ireland
List_of_political_parties_in_Northern_Ireland
1971 mass arrest and internment by the British Army in Northern Ireland
longer involved in republican militancy or never had links with the IRA. Ulster loyalist paramilitaries were also carrying out acts of violence, which were
Operation_Demetrius
Irish folk song
The Old Orange Flute (also spelt Auld Orange Flute) is a folk song originating in Ireland. It is often associated with the Orange Order. Despite this,
The_Old_Orange_Flute
9 January 2018. "CAIN: Symbols - Flags Used in Northern Ireland". cain.ulster.ac.uk. "Stolen historic Apprentice Boys flag to be returned". BBC News.
List_of_flags_of_Ireland
Topics referred to by the same term
British loyalist may refer to: Loyalist (American Revolution) Ulster loyalism This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title British
British_Loyalist
1979 IRA attack on British forces
denied that any shots had been fired at the troops, and according to Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) researchers, the soldiers might have mistaken the sound
Warrenpoint_ambush
British Army counter-insurgency force
and Irish nationalist areas of Belfast, some of which were attributed to Ulster loyalist paramilitaries. MRF members have asserted the unit's involvement
Military_Reaction_Force
Political party
The United Ulster Unionist Party (UUUP) was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1975 and 1984. It emerged from a division
United_Ulster_Unionist_Party
1992 IRA attack in London, England
Segregation (peace lines) Irish republicanism Irish nationalism Unionism Ulster loyalism United Ireland Free Derry Films Flags Murals Parades Punishment attacks
Baltic_Exchange_bombing
1987 British ambush in Northern Ireland
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in the village of Loughgall, County Armagh, Northern
Loughgall_ambush
Provisional IRA attack in England
called a ceasefire on 31 August 1994. John Major's government, dependent on Ulster Unionist Party votes, then began insisting that the IRA must fully disarm
1996_Manchester_bombing
List of dramatized works about The Troubles and dissident republican events
Republican Army Cinema of Northern Ireland Gallagher, Richard (2023). Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783031234361. Gallagher
The Troubles in film and television
The_Troubles_in_film_and_television
Northern Irish footballer (born 1965)
not stray far from home and that none of them became involved with Ulster loyalism. At the age of around seven he joined the Boys' Brigade, and quickly
Norman_Whiteside
Protestant fraternity in New Zealand
Papakura Loyal Orange Lodge No. 56 Auckland Loyal Orange Lodge No. 57 Franklin Loyal Orange Lodge No. 58 Advance Loyal Orange Lodge No. 61 Ulster Loyal Orange
Orange_Order_in_New_Zealand
Irish republican paramilitary group formed in 1974
The INLA waged a paramilitary campaign against the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Northern Ireland. It was also active to a lesser extent
Irish National Liberation Army
Irish_National_Liberation_Army
Housing estate in Antrim town, Northern Ireland
the estate is associated with Ulster loyalism. Ballycraigy has its own loyalist marching band, "Ballycraigy Sons of Ulster", with purple/lilac attire for
Ballycraigy
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986
Army and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary. This is part of a wider campaign against the British security
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
Former Irish Republican paramilitary group
which IPLO gunmen killed a member of the Red Hand Commando and injured an Ulster Defence Regiment soldier; the 1991 Donegall Arms shooting when they fired
Irish People's Liberation Organisation
Irish_People's_Liberation_Organisation
Bomb attack in Northern Ireland
many of whom were severely burnt. Many of the injured were treated in the Ulster Hospital in nearby Dundonald. A Belfast native, Robert Murphy, received
La_Mon_restaurant_bombing
bomb attacks in Northern Ireland alone. 5 August - RTÉ Studio bombing: The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonated a bomb at Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
List of bombings during the Troubles
List_of_bombings_during_the_Troubles
Topics referred to by the same term
Royalist, a person that supports a particular monarch or dynastic claim. Ulster loyalism, the ideology of those in Northern Ireland who believe in remaining
Loyalist_(disambiguation)
IRA sniping campaign against British security forces
Ireland, were killed by IRA snipers. About 180 British soldiers, Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were killed that way between 1971 and 1991.
South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)
South_Armagh_Sniper_(1990–1997)
Segregation (peace lines) Irish republicanism Irish nationalism Unionism Ulster loyalism United Ireland Free Derry Films Flags Murals Parades Punishment attacks
Hume–Adams_dialogue
Provisional IRA attack in London, England
recruitment into Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups and the security forces; mainly the newly created Ulster Defence Regiment. England had
1973_Old_Bailey_bombing
Part of the IRA 1939–40 S-Plan campaign
Segregation (peace lines) Irish republicanism Irish nationalism Unionism Ulster loyalism United Ireland Free Derry Films Flags Murals Parades Punishment attacks
1939_Coventry_bombing
Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Loughgall ambush. Loughgall has a historically significant association with Ulster's Loyal Orders, most notably serving as the birthplace of the Orange Order.
Loughgall
Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement
Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to create an Ulster loyalist 'defensive militia'. The best known example was the Third Force
Third Force (Northern Ireland)
Third_Force_(Northern_Ireland)
British military policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
implementing Police Primacy in 1976, Mark Urban, pg.18 Alan F. Parkinson, Ulster Loyalism and the British Media, Four Courts Press1998, ISBN 1-85182-392-1, pg
Ulsterisation
Protestant fraternal organization in the United States
American branch of the Orange Order. Established in the mid-19th century by Ulster Protestant and Irish Protestant immigrants, the organization is dedicated
Orange Order in the United States
Orange_Order_in_the_United_States
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
strong ethnic and sectarian dimension. Unionists and loyalists, mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain in the United Kingdom, while
The_Troubles
Conflict between groups related to the form of government they live under
"The object of sectarianism: the material reality of sectarianism in Ulster Loyalism". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 6 (3): 437–452. doi:10
Sectarianism
Northern Irish politician and British Army officer (1924–1984)
Belfast Victoria. Bunting had his own Ulster loyalist strong-arm group which he dubbed the Loyal Citizens of Ulster. The LCU, which existed between 1968
Ronald_Bunting
Northern Irish paramilitary group
The Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV) were a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. They were active between 1966 and 1969 and closely linked
Ulster_Protestant_Volunteers
1988 terrorist attack in Northern Ireland
On 16 March 1988, Michael Stone, an Ulster loyalist, attacked the funeral of three Provisional IRA members, killed in Operation Flavius, at Milltown Cemetery
Milltown_Cemetery_attack
counties Antrim, Cavan, Donegal, and Down. The loyal orders is a large part of the culture in Ulster, including the Orange Order, the Royal Black Institution
Culture_of_Ulster
1983 Provisional IRA attack in London, England
Segregation (peace lines) Irish republicanism Irish nationalism Unionism Ulster loyalism United Ireland Free Derry Films Flags Murals Parades Punishment attacks
1983_Harrods_bombing
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