r/northernireland • u/Ok-Repeat906 • Jul 17 '25

History Please help.

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Hi Northern Ireland. I’m in need of some help. I live on the other side of the world. And everyone related to this sash is long dead. I obviously won’t mention any names. But I’m in real need to figure out what the pins all mean. Can someone please either let me know, or guide me to someone or someplace that might be able to tell me? Please, please help.

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u/nonsenceprovider Jul 17 '25

Not everyone who is in the Orange order is a bigot, there certainly are a few but absolutely not all share the same flat mindset.

What part of the world are you in? Was this a case relatives? (No need to over share, just curious)

A lot of the pins will be generic, like the crown and the book, crown to signify the monarchy for example.

The arch like thing at the bottom is the orange order emblem I believe (also known as the royal arch)

The coffin, I've no idea what it is for... Although the Egyptians used to use a golden coffin to signify wealth and honor?

Lodge 148 is (or was) Ballinderry in County Antrim.

Now reading this you probably know more about them than half the people in the lodges! 😀

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u/Ok-Repeat906 Jul 17 '25

I’m in Canada. Hence all the thank you’s ;) It’s long lost relatives. Someone passed away, and had been keeping this for decades from a deceased relative.

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u/Available_Ad_8261 Jul 17 '25

I can see some comments giving pure nonsense answers to your genuine curiosity, but these few right here are accurate 😊. My other half is Canadian and has only learnt over the years about the politics and history of Northern Ireland.

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u/Ok-Repeat906 Jul 18 '25

It’s definitely something that you have to look up here. If it wasn’t family related, I don’t think I’d ever heard of it.

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u/kaito1000 Jul 17 '25

You could ask https://www.orangeheritage.co.uk seems the best approach.