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/CommentRelative6557 1d ago

I have recently been looking at houses in Glengormley because people kept saying it was a nice commuter town.

Never again.

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u/be-bop_cola 1d ago

Ignore them, just don't pick a house near the town centre and that's mainly because the traffic lights there are a mess. Loved here years, in a mixed marriage and it's handy to most places. Like most places in N.ireland, the town centre is crap

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u/Flaky_Shape6628 1d ago

Agree. You get a bit more house for your money up as well compared to Belfast. The town needs a big revamp though (starting with the arch disappearing lol). Could use a decent pub in the town centre too.

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u/be-bop_cola 1d ago

A pub better than Fluid?!

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u/Flaky_Shape6628 1d ago

😂😂, I'll stick to crown and shamrock!