The Troubles in Whitehead, County Antrim

The Troubles in Whitehead, County Antrim

The Troubles in Whitehead recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Whitehead, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in Whitehead during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:

1975
*1 September 1975 - Hugh McVeigh (36) and David Douglas (20), both Protestant members of the Ulster Defence Association, were found shot dead by the Ulster Volunteer Force and buried in a field, off Gobbins Road, near Whitehead. It was part of a feud between the two organisations.

References

* [http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/ NI Conflict Archive on the Internet]


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