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13/03/2015
Orange Order Welcomes An Post Somme Stamp
The Orange Order has welcomed news that An Post, the Irish postal service, is to release a stamp to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme next year.
The Orange Institution said it had asked An Post to consider producing the stamp to commemorate the 1916 battle.
Orange Order Director of Services, Dr David Hume, said: "We are delighted that An Post is to commemorate the Battle of the Somme through this stamp programme. We know it will be of great significance to the Protestant community, particularly in the border counties of the Republic of Ireland.
"Many members of the 36th Ulster Division from Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal were to serve in the Battle of the Somme and sadly many of them did not return home having made the supreme sacrifice on the front line."
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The Orange Institution said it had asked An Post to consider producing the stamp to commemorate the 1916 battle.
Orange Order Director of Services, Dr David Hume, said: "We are delighted that An Post is to commemorate the Battle of the Somme through this stamp programme. We know it will be of great significance to the Protestant community, particularly in the border counties of the Republic of Ireland.
"Many members of the 36th Ulster Division from Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal were to serve in the Battle of the Somme and sadly many of them did not return home having made the supreme sacrifice on the front line."
(IT)
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