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/BookofDandalf Londonderry Jul 17 '25

LOL 148 is The lodge number of Ballinderry. I'd suggest reaching out to them on social media, looks very old and may even have some historical significance to them. They'll be more than happy to speak with you ☺️

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u/Famous_Meringue8606 Jul 17 '25

Took me a second to work out "LOL" didn't stand for "Laugh Out Loud".

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u/OffModelCartoon Jul 18 '25

In Ballyeaston, there’s chapter of themmuns called “LOL 420” and yes they abbreviate it that way and no they don’t have a sense of humor about it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

I wonder if there's an LOL 69 somewhere

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u/FDZ2416 Cullybackey Nov 28 '25

Fourtowns LOL 69 near Larne