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Fermanagh And Tyrone United L.O.L. No. 1367

August 2005

Fermanagh and Tyrone United L.O.L. No. 1367 was one of Belfast's "country lodges", originally formed for the benefit of brethren who hailed from rural areas, but were residing in the city.

The Lodge was formed on April 6, 1949 with the transfer certificates of brethren joining in those early days reading like a directory of rural townlands in Fermanagh and Tyrone.

The Lodge decided that the banner would depict scenes representing their native counties. On June 30, 1950, the Lodge unfurled its first banner in a ceremony participated in by the then District Chaplain of No. 6 District, Bro. Rev Ian R.K. Paisley.

One side of this banner depicted Colebrooke House, Co. Fermanagh, home of the Brooke family, with portraits of the late Lord Brookeborough's two sons who were killed in action during the Second World War.

The banner shows a tree in the foreground of Colebrooke House under whose branches the vigilante organisation named "Fermanagh Vigilance" - the forerunner of the Ulster Special Constabulary used to stand while guarding the estate.

The reverse side showed Caledon Castle, County Tyrone, birthplace of Field Marshal Viscount Alexander of Tunis. The Lodge has had four banners since its formation; the first 3 were unfurled by the late Lord Brookeborough, two of them while he was Prime Minister.

The second unfurling taking place at Stormont Castle in 1954 at his invitation. Indeed one of the last public engagements Lord Brookeborough performed before his death was the unfurling of the third banner on June 29, 1973.

The Lodge has taken part in several Twelfth demonstrations in Fermanagh and Tyrone, although the closeness of association with the two counties has waned over the last few years. Increasing ease of transport has meant that brethren working in Belfast tend to remain members of Lodges in their home locality.

While L.O.L. No. 1367 no longer meets the needs of such brethren, it rises to the challenge of making the Order relevant to a new generation, at the same time not forgetting the sacrifices and loyalty of those who have gone before. It was the late Lord Brookeborough himself who chose the motto on the banner "We will remember them."

 

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