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A 300-year-old bonfire tradition in Northern Ireland has turned its flames on Muslims
CNN ^ | july 10th, 2026 | Klara Fox

Posted on 08/26/2026 7:03:47 AM PDT by Cronos

In a tradition dating back more than 300 years, towering pyres have been lit every July in Northern Ireland to mark the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively cemented Protestant rule.

They’re held in loyalist neighborhoods – communities that strongly support the union with the United Kingdom – and often carry a political message, with effigies of the pope, the Republic of Ireland’s flag and other symbols of Catholicism and Irish nationalism being burned in the past.

But this year, in the village of Moygashel, County Tyrone, the flames found a new target.

A replica mosque, with a figure holding what appeared to be an ISIS flag and banners on the tower reading “Secure our borders” and “End the threat of radical Islam,” was burned on Thursday night.

It marked a further departure from the traditional Eleventh Night bonfires, lit in mainly working-class Protestant neighborhoods on the eve of parades celebrating King William III’s 1690 victory over the Catholic King James II.

“Had the bonfire not been lit, police would have secured the site and removed the offending material and seized it as evidence,” Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Superintendent Norman Haslett said in a statement. “Hate crime has no place in our society and will not be tolerated.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
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For hundreds of years, they have burned effigies of the Pope etc. and no cops stopped them.

now they burn an effigy of a mosque (not even an image of the profit) and they get arrested!


1 posted on 08/26/2026 7:03:47 AM PDT by Cronos
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Anarcho-tyranny - The State is focused on protecting the enemies of the State, and seeks to stomp on the decent citizens.


2 posted on 08/26/2026 7:06:20 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Enoch Powell warned us about Rivers of Blood. Well, I sure hope they're coming. It's the only fix.)
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Apparently it is a hate crime to burn muslim stuff but its not a hate crime to burn Catholic stuff.

Okey dokey...


3 posted on 08/26/2026 7:06:43 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Cronos

Protestant rule.

Woo Hoo


4 posted on 08/26/2026 7:06:58 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Cronos

muslim roast


5 posted on 08/26/2026 7:07:30 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Cronos

Ulstermen rock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld4pZDQIMN4&list=RDLd4pZDQIMN4&start_radio=1


6 posted on 08/26/2026 7:08:22 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Sacrificial Bonfire must burn.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59SM0tQvVIw


7 posted on 08/26/2026 7:08:47 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Then there’s that Christmas favorite , roasting muslims on an open fire


8 posted on 08/26/2026 7:12:28 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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Protestants and Catholics are joining together to save themselves from the horrors of living in a Muslim controlled country. Let’s pray it is not too late.prayers up.


9 posted on 08/26/2026 7:13:12 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: Cronos

Sharia is creeping into the system. It is already effectively illegal to offend Moslems and quasi illegal to notice Moslem depredations against English women. Islamic political control of the cities is already a reality and many government officials are Moslem and many persons in Labour Party leadership even of Farage’s party.


10 posted on 08/26/2026 7:20:06 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l iii!iii)
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I suspect absent armed rebellion and the Army either joining or sitting out, it is too late.


11 posted on 08/26/2026 7:21:48 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l iii!ili)
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A replica mosque, with a figure holding what appeared to be an ISIS flag and banners on the tower reading “Secure our borders” and “End the threat of radical Islam,” was burned on Thursday night.

Works for me!

12 posted on 08/26/2026 7:27:09 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.)
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👍👍👍👍🙂


13 posted on 08/26/2026 7:27:16 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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GOOD. Civilized humans should unite against barbarians who pre-meditate murdering them.


14 posted on 08/26/2026 7:37:02 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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“Hate crime has no place in our society and will not be tolerated.”

…gotcha. Except when the sandal is on the other foot.


15 posted on 08/26/2026 7:50:22 AM PDT by albie
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Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Superintendent Norman Haslett said in a statement. 'Hate crime has no place in our society and will not be tolerated.'

Here's your problem: when the government protects the violent invaders, your #1 problem is the government.

It is NOT a "Hate Crime" to protect yourself, your family, loved ones and especially children from violent, rapist, muslim men whom the government is willfully settling in your home country, state, living space and neighborhood.

Vigilantism is sure to arise, as it has and is in Ireland.

Burn, Baby, Burn.

"There has been a significant escalation in arson attacks and fires targeting properties earmarked for asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland since 2018. Reports document at least 38 arson attacks on occupied and proposed accommodation centers, as well as makeshift camps, with a sharp increase in incidents occurring from 2023 through 2025."

16 posted on 08/26/2026 7:56:01 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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17 posted on 08/26/2026 8:07:03 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (עומד לצד ישראל. The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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Muslims roasting on an open fire
The Koran flushing down the loo...


18 posted on 08/26/2026 8:28:46 AM PDT by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
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To: arthurus

Time to begin stopping the “Creep”. Someone thinks they are special & need to be shown that they are NOT.


19 posted on 08/26/2026 8:33:49 AM PDT by oldtech (oltech)
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“Hate crime has no place in our society and will not be tolerated.”

Lol. Dude Islam IS hate.


20 posted on 08/26/2026 8:57:15 AM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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