Portadown (Port an Dúnáin in Irish) is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has a population of slightly under 30,000. Portadown is situated on the River Bann, in the North of County Armagh. Although the town can trace its origins to at least the 17th Century it was not until the Victorian era, and the arrival of the railway that it became a major town. County Armagh (Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county on the island of Ireland. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... The River Bann is a the largest river in Northern Ireland. ... County Armagh (Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county on the island of Ireland. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ...
It was the site of an annual march in July by the Orange Order, from the Drumcree Church through the nationalist area of the Garvaghy, which opponents claimed was provocative. Since 1997, the Parades Commission has banned the march, and it has been replaced by an annual protest over the ban. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organisation largely based in the United Kingdom but which also has a worldwide membership. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...
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