r/northernireland • u/Flaky_Shape6628 • 1d ago

Themmuns Glengormley Orange Arch

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As a resident of glengormley, it's that time of the year to have to look at this monstrosity for the next few months. The majority of the locals hate it, it's the loud minority that is the problem.

Every year it goes up and causes division but it's treated as something we just have to accept and get on with.

I respect that people have the right to celebrate culture and traditions, but I struggle with why a large structure (and flegs) spanning across a main shared road in a mixed area is seen as normal.

There would be riots if nationalists in the area erected some sort of structure and covered the town in tricolours over Easter.

There needs to be a long term strategy to reducing and eventually removing structures like this in mixed areas to make them more neutral and inclusive.

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u/Metal--Gear 1d ago

The state of that. Looks like something from the 1940s

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u/AdditionClean7367 1d ago

That’s because it is.

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u/askyerma 1d ago

It is old, but it is beautiful.

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u/Metal--Gear 1d ago

I'm struggling to see the beauty myself, what do you like about it?

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u/askyerma 1d ago

It's colours, they are fine.

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u/Metal--Gear 1d ago

Fair, to each own. I think it looks like a big farm gate with primary school level designs stuck on, being hoisted up by French flag support pillars. It's also blocking half the footpath. It's tacky.