The Troubles in Markethill

The Troubles in Markethill

The Troubles in Markethill recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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

1974
*20 March 1974 - Michael Herbert (31) and Michael Cotton (36), both members of the British Army, were shot dead by the Royal Ulster Constabulary, in error, while sitting in a stationary British Army civilian type van, Mowhan, near Markethill.1982
*16 November 1982 - Ronald Irwin (24) and Snowdon Corkey (41), both Protestant members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were shot dead by the Irish National Liberation Army while at a security barrier, Markethill.

References

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


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