Family ties pull strong and the Twelfth of July can be a poignant time to reflect and remember.

One of those reflecting was Irvinestown’s Nadine Hunter, who was laying orange lilies on the graves of her loved ones as her home town got ready for The Twelfth.

She said: “Just this morning, I came into town and we put orange lilies on the graves. It is just a tradition of ours to put the lilies on their graves.

“My grandparents were Jack and Myrtle Thompson and Sandra Hunter; they really enjoyed The Twelfth.

"They came every year and watched their family members in the bands and lodges.

"My granny, Sandra, was a member of the Women’s Orange Lodge. They will be looking down on us."

A member of the North Fermanagh Young Defenders, she wore a black armband in tribute to a bandmate and dear friend, Oisin Gregg, who sadly died following a two-vehicle crash in June.

The band remembered Oisin on parade with their standards and flags tied with a black bow and have postponed their annual parade to August 23, which will be in memory of Oisin, and to raise funds for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.

Nadine said: “We are out today, and it is in memory of Oisin as well. We are going to go out and do him proud.”