Drumcree Church

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Drumcree Parish Church, officially The Church of the Ascension, is the Church of Ireland parish church of Drumcree in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It stands on a hill in the townland of Drumcree, outside Portadown. It is a site of historic significance and is a listed building. There has been a church on the site since the Middle Ages. The original church was Roman Catholic. The foundation stone of the present Anglican church was laid on Ascension Day in 1855, and the church was consecrated the following year. The current rector is the Reverend Gary Galway. The Church of Ireland parish of Drumcree has the same boundaries as the Catholic parish of Drumcree, represented by St John the Baptist Church. From 1995 to 2000, the church drew international attention as the scene of the Drumcree standoffs. Each year, the Protestant Orange Order marches to a service at the church on the Sunday before 12th July, commemorating the 1690 Protestant victory at the Battle of the Boyne. Residents of the...

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