Orangemen have been on the march in Northern Ireland

BBC News Online takes a look at what was said at some of the main rallies to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

Hillsborough, County Down

Hardline Ulster Unionist MP Jeffrey Donaldson warned party leader David Trimble the party could "implode" if he continued to pursue a "vendetta" against his critics.

The Lagan Valley MP said the actions of party officers to pursue disciplinary action against himself and two other MPs could result in an "irreconcilable split".

Jeffrey Donaldson: Warned UUP could "implode"

"David Trimble has refused to reject the joint declaration," he said.

"In so doing, he has split his party down the middle and is now embarked on a vendetta against those who oppose his high-risk policy.

"Once again he refuses to listen to our advice or to properly address our concerns - concerns we know are shared by a vast majority of unionists.

"There is now a real danger that unless David Trimble revises his position and draws back from the brink, that the Ulster Unionist Party will implode and lose its position as the majority voice in unionism".

He said the exclusion of dissenting voices would result in a deepening crisis within the party and electoral demise.

Crossgar, County Down

South Belfast MP Reverend Martin Smyth used the occasion to claim that critics of the Good Friday Agreement had been "demonised more than terrorists" in recent years.

The former Grand Master of the Orange Order also said the current divisions in unionism were "regrettable".

"Some of us have been described as rebels, dissidents and hardliners. How can one be a rebel and a dissident when one has consistently maintained the same values and principles all along?

Martin Smyth: Divisions in unionism are "regrettable"

"We do not just speak for ourselves. We represent the views of hundreds of thousands of ordinary and disaffected unionists. Are all these people to be similarly labelled?"

Mr Smyth said unionists were "appalled" by the early release of prisoners, the inclusion of Sinn Fein in government before republicans had proven they were "committed to exclusively peaceful and democratic means" and demilitarisation.

He said unionists could work with nationalists and were "not unreasonable people".

Edenderry, south Belfast

Former Ulster Unionist assembly member Fraser Agnew delivered a strong political message in his speech at Edenderry.

Fraser Agnew: 'There has got to be a realignment of unionism'

He said: "It is time for a coalition of those who hold to traditional unionist values.

"There has got to be a realignment of unionism.

"Just as the Orange Order dominated the first Ulster Unionist Council in 1905, it is ideally placed to exert its influence in bringing about a new and vibrant unionism."

Ballymoney, County Antrim

Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley said Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern's recent blueprint for the future of the peace process was aimed at pushing the province towards a united Ireland.

Addressing members of the Independent Orange Institution, Mr Paisley said the joint declaration was designed to "drain away" the Britishness of people in Northern Ireland.

Ian Paisley: Declaration "designed to drain away Britishness"

The North Antrim MP said the declaration was the "destruction agenda of Ulster within the union and the latest stage in the surrender process started by the Belfast Agreement.

"It has been designed by the government with the assistance of Dublin and with the help of David Trimble to deliver the unionist people of Ulster further down the road of Irish unity.

"Traditional unionists must rally to battle against this charter for the destruction of democracy. We must make it absolutely clear to both governments and all others who would interfere in our internal affairs, that Ulster is not for sale at any price."